Thank u, I know one teaches the other bad stuff.
I have been taking steps to have alone time with each, training separate, bonding, etc. But they are still together alot. Yesterday I didnt let the birds out til after 4 and I should have collected eggs then.
Tala, the door thing is just not workable for me, I have four dif pens/coop areas and the guineas have a pen only, so their nest is on the ground. The others I would have to really build a high nest so that wouldnt work. My boy pup could stand and reach. The smaller pop doors would be good, its just feasible in my situation.
Thanks for giving your ideas tho.
I am very sleepy here, Bandit, the boy has diarhea so will probably will up with him all night. I read too many eggs can do that.
Yea, Jamie, its a new behavior, but its probably happened the last three to 4 days, with them taking one or two eggs..today they got them all. I know 5 of the eggs were bad, since I had them x'ed out and have been sitting for over 3 weeks in there. So I hope to nip it quick.
Skyes, yes they are beautiful. I worked with them a LOT to get them to not chase the chickens, they are getting fair to good with that. I can trust them out with the chickens free ranging, just got to that point and then this. Ugh! They still get overboisterous when I am down by the pens or letting out/putting up the birds. They are coming along nicely tho, wouldnt trust them with chicks AT ALL tho. But they do lay down by my baby pen if I have babies out and the instinct is definitely there to guard. They do have some worrisome habits tho, like bringing home dead things, especially birds and chewing them. peeuuu!
This egg eating is a chink in my plan, tho.
This is Ollie, my test chicken for exposure when they were babies. Poor Ollie, he didnt know what to think.
I read about one on CL that was an 11 month old and they were having probs with her chasing their birds. I felt sad for that, as they were going to put her down if they didnt find a home in like two days time. I think its a matter of training and taking the time and I am sure that girl could have been trained out of the behavior if they had just taken the time with her. I KNOW its time intensive but isnt that what one commits to when they take on a dog? I dont know, I come from the old school, taking on a pup is like getting a new family member,a good 10 to 20 year commitment, and this is the throwaway if doesnt do what you want society. sigh...
I swear these ornery pups will be the death of me!
