English Shepherd as Poultry Guardian

[Aunt Angus]

As fencing work is getting underway, my favorite neighbor is challenging location of survey markers. Fence installers delaying some of work where ground is in contention. The neighbor is a pain in the butt. In past he cut and took my hay and planted fruit trees on me. He is persistent at being a nuisance. He refuses to even look close to where the markers are supposed to be. Maybe someone wants to adopt him?

Of COURSE he is. Good golly. What a PITA.

 

[centrarchid]

Lots going on. Ewe in estrus with three suitors.

 

[centrarchid]

Pup Pup got bit for what I think was first time by Copperhead Snake. She jumped vertically about 6 feet when bitten. Bite site was throat.

 

[Molpet]

Pup Pup got bit for what I think was first time by Copperhead Snake. She jumped vertically about 6 feet when bitten. Bite site was throat.

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Does she need anti venome ?

 

[centrarchid]

I do not think so. Snake bites of this sort are fairly common in dogs. She may feel crappy for a couple days although so far she acts normal.

 

[centrarchid]

I'm pretty sure now that I have lost chickens to snake bites. They do not as well and go down pretty fast.

 

[centrarchid]

Neighbor's dogs were chasing my son from other side of fence very briefly. Then I heard a major commotion as some of our dogs ran over. Honey and Peanut were trying to get at rotwiler mx on other side of fence. Lucy as usual was hanging back until things get real intense.

 

[fisherlady]

Fence looks great!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Fence looks great!

It does! I'm jealous, @centrarchid ! The guy above us installed the UGLIEST fence along part of our property line. It's a joke.

 

[centrarchid]

It does! I'm jealous, @centrarchid ! The guy above us installed the UGLIEST fence along part of our property line. It's a joke.
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That fence appears to be same material some of my cheap subgrade crappy cock pens were made from. Will not last long.