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[MaddMaverick]

She still doesn't look quite sure about them! Do they taunt her? My chickens love to terrorize the dogs.

No not yet anyway, the brooder I built to raise them I built a viewing window in so the peeps could get used to seeing the dogs and vice versa. I know everything you read says do not brood them in the house, but I didn't have a safe warm place outdoors where I could do it so we put the table away for the brooding period and set up the dining room as a brooding area. Was a lot of work cleaning every single day to keep everything clean and smell free, Coop Flakes from tractor supply are amazing. Once they started losing their fluff and flapping their wings they had to go out in the mudroom because we had feathers everywhere and wife was p***ed. So the peeps were used to the dogs from the first day they arrived. That's how curious Georgie got her name, she was the first one brave enough to come to the window and check out the dogs. Gracie was a trainwreck the first month they were here though. She wouldn't leave that brooder and would snarl at Ozzy and us if we got close to it. Found some "calming pheromone" collar and scented oil warmer thingy and that worked extremely well and she settled down. I coated the brooder with the oil on the outside so when she got near it, the pheromones on the brooder itself helped her associate the peeps with a calming nature.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[drumstick diva]

Love your intro. I think I should get those "pheromones," for myself.

 

[MaddMaverick]

Love your intro. I think I should get those "pheromones," for myself.

"ADAPTIL" IS the brand I got. I get it fairly cheap on good old eBay. The seller is from Michigan. " KingQueenBeaver " is sellers name, I've ordered from them several times with zero complaints. Extremely fast shippers. Not sure if I'm violating any rules by telling you this stuff, I hope not. Some of these forums are funny about posting products. The item number is 283035326141 for the diffuser refill, DO NOT buy the warmer kit, there was an issue with them over heating and causing fires, so I only get the refill and wipe it on stuff or just get the collars. Also if the doggies get too excited by car rides I'll put the refill in the car by the air vent for a bit while car is running to chill with the air conditioning and it fills the car with the pheromones. Then I put dogs in the car with the a.c. For a few minutes and they are nice and calm for the ride. Hope that helps you.

 

[Glitterchicks]

So happy you joined in on the fun!!!

 

[MaddMaverick]

So happy you joined in on the fun!!!

THANK you

 

[Kiki]

Hi there, recent chicken addict. Have been wanting to do this for almost 20 years, finally jumped in headfirst when tractor supply did the peep thing in late March. Got a mixture of banties. They are 4 and 1/2 months old now.
Ended up with a male and female gold laced Wyandotte, 5 welsummer hens and one rooster, and a female mille fleur d'uccle and one very silly silver duck wing old English rooster. Unfortunately the welsummer rooster ended up being a psycho and had to be culled already, attacked anything and everything from us to the hens and even put the old English in quarantine for injuries. The gold laced Wyandotte cockerel is "King Arthur" his mate is "Lady Guenivere", the mille fleur is "Curious Georgie" and the goofy old English is "Sir Peepsalot".View attachment 1480880 View attachment 1480881 View attachment 1480883 View attachment 1480884

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