Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[Lacy Blues]

Are these coydogs and coywolves coyote hybrids of dogs and wolves?

 

[kimberly35042]

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Thanks Capay Kim! I feel truly blessed to have gotten these awesome birds. Funny looking when they run? I don't really see it. They are exceedingly busy birds, and although they do have short legs, they are like tree trunks to support their awesome bodies and always busy looking for tasty treats in the leaves. So far the hawks have left them alone although I do admit making sure there were smaller easier targets around last summer that I wouldn't cry over losing.

Jennifer, keep me posted on how those eggs do. I'm not completely opposed to shipping young birds to a true Dorking aficionado like yourself. I can't remember if I mentioned it or not, but I did keep one hen from Sandhill lines out of TN. I'm wondering if her tight wide feathers might somehow improve the looser feathers on the Tice/Troxel birds? they are a bit too fluffy, especially the pullets, but its hard to fault such big pretty birds.

Cockeral #1 is Sonny -- He's been with the girls for about 3 weeks now and is the baby daddy of the eggs I sent you. I'm took him away from the hens yesterday and will replace with one of his brothers with more true red even hackles. Sonny had the best type of the 4 boys.

Sonny and the Sandhill older hen "Autumn"






Sonny and one of the Troxel/Tice pullets -- for me, her feathers need tightening up some. I think for fun, I will weigh them all again when they turn 1 year old in June.

 

[hellbender]

Are these coydogs and coywolves coyote hybrids of dogs and wolves?

Yes...Even a three-way cross is not at all uncommon.

 

[thedragonlady]

I have thought about going back to the maremmas-- a lovely dog in many ways. On the hunt for chesapeake breeders to ask lots of questions. Otherwise my neighbors are as much of a nucence as the coyotes. Heaven forbid if my dogs are even in my driveway

THey are rotties, so they must be vicious!! Ended up fencing a huge run for the dogs and we watch the coyote walk up the drive and walk past the fenced dogs. WHat is wrong with this picture?? lol

You CAN discourage that. You can run an insulated wire from a fence charger out to where the coyotes cross, and hook it to a bare wire. I put mine on springs on both sides of my drive , at about 8" above ground, so we could drive over it.Then simply bait the wire with chicken necks, or hot dogs.Sit back, and watch the fun.

The benefit of this was two fold: It taught my Corgis at the time, to stay in, and the coyotes to stay out !

 

[maryhysong]

You CAN discourage that. You can run an insulated wire from a fence charger out to where the coyotes cross, and hook it to a bare wire. I put mine on springs on both sides of my drive , at about 8" above ground, so we could drive over it.Then simply bait the wire with chicken necks, or hot dogs.Sit back, and watch the fun.

The benefit of this was two fold: It taught my Corgis at the time, to stay in, and the coyotes to stay out !

ooooo vicki I like how you think!

 

[RedRidge]

We have a 9kv charger... Hot wire along the top and bottom of the perimeter field fencing.
Coyotes, coydogs, and Fox go under... Big cats go over. Bears and wild boar go through. Hawks and Turkey vultures... well... they are the worst threat of all if you free range 50 acres 24/7.
I wish I had not waited so many years to get Maremma. I love my working dogs (retrievers, bc's, and tervs), but having working dogs totally devoted to protecting the livestock has made my life so much less stressful. Knowing that no matter what happens while I'm asleep at night, the Maremma have it all under control... priceless!

 

[NanaKat]

Coydogs! Augh! That must be the one that looks so big and fluffy running thru to our herd from the back neighbors property line. We both are in the middle of calving season and have an all out war on coyotes. This one has eluded both our efforts to kill. And it is mating season for coyotes now in our area.
The hawk and raccoon have each killed a chicken this week in the juvenile pen so war has been declared there as well. We surprised the hawk off his kill and the raccoon pulled a juvenile bird thru two 2x4 inch screen barriers on the coop...just got the head. I'm now setting a trap every evening outside the coop.
And will discuss with hubby the merits of a guardian dog. Our Catahoula Red and Australian Shepard Gracie are great herder/watcher but not the best defenders.

 

[hellbender]

Coydogs! Augh! That must be the one that looks so big and fluffy running thru to our herd from the back neighbors property line. We both are in the middle of calving season and have an all out war on coyotes. This one has eluded both our efforts to kill. And it is mating season for coyotes now in our area.
The hawk and raccoon have each killed a chicken this week in the juvenile pen so war has been declared there as well. We surprised the hawk off his kill and the raccoon pulled a juvenile bird thru two 2x4 inch screen barriers on the coop...just got the head. I'm now setting a trap every evening outside the coop.
And will discuss with hubby the merits of a guardian dog. Our Catahoula Red and Australian Shepard Gracie are great herder/watcher but not the best defenders.

The lack of spine in your Australian shepherd surprises me NOT but I am surprised that Your Catahoula seems worthless in this matter. I am very familiar with them and strongly considered that breed before settling on the Heelers to guard my chickens, which they do without fail.

I've hunted hogs with friends in several states who have Catahoulas, both pure bred as well as almost every mix you might mention and one of their greatest 'faults' was their willingness to 'catch' on their own rather than bay the hogs and wait for the Bulldogs to do it's job.

One very disappointing Catahoula indeed.

 

[thedragonlady]

The lack of spine in your Australian shepherd surprises me NOT but I am surprised that Your Catahoula seems worthless in this matter. I am very familiar with them and strongly considered that breed before settling on the Heelers to guard my chickens, which they do without fail.

I've hunted hogs with friends in several states who have Catahoulas, both pure bred as well as almost every mix you might mention and one of their greatest 'faults' was their willingness to 'catch' on their own rather than bay the hogs and wait for the Bulldogs to do it's job.

One very disappointing Catahoula indeed.

I have a so callled "Mini Aussie" here Ron, that you better not try to walk over.She absolutely means business. She is a rescue dog that my husband has turned into a table top, but a very tough little so and so. She is now 50 lbs of pure P#$$, and vinegar.Her name is "Freebie".The little rescue Japanese Chin is : "the Bean", for you folks old enough to remember.She specializes in ankles ! They both would give Mom and Dad plenty of warning to get out the heavy artillery.Bloody useless as chicken guardians though.They have their priorities, starting with, "We will die to protect the cook".

 

[hellbender]

I have a so callled "Mini Aussie" here Ron, that you better not try to walk over.She absolutely means business. She is a rescue dog that my husband has turned into a table top, but a very tough little so and so. She is now 50 lbs of pure P#$$, and vinegar.Her name is "Freebie".The little rescue Japanese Chin is : "the Bean", for you folks old enough to remember.She specializes in ankles ! They both would give Mom and Dad plenty of warning to get out the heavy artillery.Bloody useless as chicken guardians though.They have their priorities, starting with, "We will die to protect the cook".

Yet another reason to despise AKC...I was still showing Rare Breeds when AKC created the division in the ranks of the Australian Shepherd folks.

These days, AKC is registering breeds that they didn't know existed less than 20 years ago. MONEY...MONEY...MONEY grubbers.