First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[bluto in mo]

Your very welcome. There are some free range dogs in my neighborhood that want to play with my chickens. My wife said one was scratching around the pen today. I told 1 neighbor that if they kill my chicken they would have a dead dog. So we'll see I guess.

 

[bubra007]

LOL! We have some neighbors that also free range their dogs! I've told my hubby time and again I will not hesitate to shoot a dog on My property attacking My animals. We have dogs but know how to contain them...it's really not rocket science.
One of our horses is due to deliver a colt in a month, I will without a second thought shoot a dog trying to attack a baby horse. Wish I was retired so I could guard all my furry and feather babies all day!!!

 

[JRNash]

Who has the best poultry shrink bags?

 

[JRNash]

I don't tolerate other people's animals on my property. And my neighborhood KNOWS it. I have my animals fenced.I expect others to do the same. They get one warning,only one.

 

[bluto in mo]

This is my first run at chickens, not sure who has the best but I would like to know also.

 

[cyborg]

I don't tolerate other people's animals on my property. And my neighborhood KNOWS it. I have my animals fenced.I expect others to do the same. They get one warning,only one.

I frequently have stray dogs nosing around, a few inside my fenced acre, a 12 gauge with 00 buck fired nearby usually gets them headed for the hills. If not, shooting closer works.

A neighbor complained to the sheriff about me shooting at dogs, he explained to them that I was entirely within my rights to protect my livestock.

 

[cyborg]

Cornish X batch #1 is at 3 weeks old today, will band and weigh tomorrow. A couple days ago, I weighed one at random, and it was just under 2 pounds.

 

[kris86AR]

Who has the best poultry shrink bags?

Havent used any yet but there is a distributor on craigs list and they are out of texas. Ive watched some videos and they seem to be good quality and fair priced

 

[dpenning]

I frequently have stray dogs nosing around, a few inside my fenced acre, a 12 gauge with 00 buck fired nearby usually gets them headed for the hills. If not, shooting closer works.

A neighbor complained to the sheriff about me shooting at dogs, he explained to them that I was entirely within my rights to protect my livestock.

I bought a paintball gun. Neighbors dogs are nice and don't chase my chickens but I don't really want them over here. I figure a paintball gun won't hurt them but will discourage them. When 5 of his cows were waltzing around my place it was great fun herding them with paintballs. LOL

 

[bubra007]

Cornish X batch #1 is at 3 weeks old today, will band and weigh tomorrow. A couple days ago, I weighed one at random, and it was just under 2 pounds.

Wow, I hope I'm not doing something wrong...I weighed 4 chicks today, they are 2 weeks old today....they were 5 ounces to 8 ounces. I'm hoping they really start putting weight on after the 2 week mark.