Introducing my dogs to my chicks

[flirty31]

Thanks for the compliments on the dog! We're not sure if she's a true aussie, since she's small (like 30 lbs), but we think she's pretty cute!

She has gotten a little destructive lately, digging and destroying parts of our fence, but she loves being petted and she is super soft, so it's hard to be mad at her

Thanks for letting me know that it's normal for the dogs to eat the droppings, I guess I'm not so worried anymore.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

My Aussie follows the chickens around and eats poo all day. He has adopted the chickens into his pack and I am currently working with him with the 3 chicks I have in the brooder. He thinks they are his pups.

 

[flirty31]

My Aussie follows the chickens around and eats poo all day. He has adopted the chickens into his pack and I am currently working with him with the 3 chicks I have in the brooder. He thinks they are his pups.

That is ADORABLE!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Pic I took a couple of days ago.

 

[flirty31]

Holy Cow! I hope to someday be at the point where I can trust my dogs like that!

 

[fowl farm]

Gorgeous dog, flirty31! She looks pretty Aussie-ish to me.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

That rooster looks really big! What breed is he?

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

That rooster looks really big! What breed is he?

Splash Orpington. His dad was about 14lbs and massive. Pig Pen is only 6mo old and weighs about 9-10lbs. Won' exactly let me get him on the scale. He is 50/50 English and American Opr from a local breeder. She got the parents from HinkJC

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Pig Pen is very "fluffy" due to the English bloodline. So he appears much bigger than he really is, but he is still big.

 

[CluckyCharms]

I'm glad things are going well for you, the dogs and the chickies! Things aren't going so well here thus far. We keep holding the chicks up to the dogs and talking to the chicks like "hello little chickie" in a sweet voice, so the dogs know we like them. Our Sheltie just wants to eat them and the two Yorkies just want to play with them - neither of which is a good result. We shall keep trying.

What happens when they see we're coming with a chick: