NY chicken lover!!!!

[Lynzi777]

Careful Lynzi , watch out for that more hens disease

Lol I know! Well it's bound to happen. I'm picking up some hatching eggs from him in a couple of weeks. ;-)

 

[miquwid]

Oh. My. God. That dog was back again today. Luckily I had decided to let the guineas out for the first time today and they went off when they saw the dog. I was in the yard, thank goodness, and I caught him just before he grabbed Lemon, my broody red six link who has chicks. I screamed at the top of my lungs, "If you touch that bird!!!" and he ran away from her. I grabbed him and got my hand on his collar and was about to take him on a fabulous, all-expense paid one way trip to the vet when his owner walked down into my yard calling for him. Guess she heard me yell. I looked her dead in the eye and said, "You better tie up your dog. If he keeps killing chickens he's going to get shot."

She apparently didn't think I was talking about myself, and she pointed over to where my neighbors live and said, "Oh yeah those guys? They've threatened him before." In this flippant, eye rolling way. So now I know he's been killing their chickens too! She then said, "Yeah we've been watching him, but I guess [the person who was supposed to be watching him, I wasn't paying attention, I was flabbergasted at this point] wasn't watching him good enough." In the same flippant way. Then they said they were "working on a shock collar." What? What does that even mean? Go to Walmart and buy a tie out for like ten dollars, how hard is that!? Then she took him home. I was so mad she showed up. If she hadn't doggy was gone. Anyway, I guess I'm calling the police now. Apparently they really just don't care. Either that or I'll bait a trap near the property border and catch him and give him that trip to the vet. Or if anyone else has any ideas how to get rid of him without a gun since I don't have one, I'm open to suggestions. I am DONE with those people and their dog.

If that wasn't enough, while I was out finishing the hoop coop, a hawk did a fly by. Didn't see me until the guineas alerted again and I stood up. Scared the crap out of it and it kept on flying. I screamed "you better keep going" after it and chased it until it was out of sight.

Jeez, my day today.

Well first off the guineas are doing a good job. Second at this point this neighbor is not doing what she is suppose to be doing. You and your other neighbor can make her either get a fence or tie out or the police and or animal control will be called. If you do call the police if you don't have a tie out for your dog get one to show your being responsible as well. I wish I could tell you something that make everything all better for you. But like I said maybe you and your neighbor can do something together. My neighbor always ask if his dog bothers my chickens but he keeps his dog in his fenced area.

 

[miquwid]

Sunny I know what you mean my Brabanter is always getting stuff in her beard so messy LOL

Lynzi can't wait to see her eggs are you going to use them for baking? I hear they are awesome for cakes and cookies.

 

[rancher hicks]

Well first off the guineas are doing a good job. Second at this point this neighbor is not doing what she is suppose to be doing. You and your other neighbor can make her either get a fence or tie out or the police and or animal control will be called. If you do call the police if you don't have a tie out for your dog get one to show your being responsible as well. I wish I could tell you something that make everything all better for you. But like I said maybe you and your neighbor can do something together. My neighbor always ask if his dog bothers my chickens but he keeps his dog in his fenced area.

I was leery of getting Guineas but my neighbor down the road has some poults or what ever they're called so I may be getting some. I hear they make good watch dogs.

 

[Lynzi777]

Lynzi  can't wait to see her eggs are you going to use them for baking? I hear they are awesome for cakes and cookies.

I can't wait either. My husband is waiting as well as he's grown quite fond of the ducks and he's the chef of the family being in the restaurant business. But yes, if I use them it'll probably be for baking than anything else.

 

[Pyxis]

I was leery of getting Guineas but my neighbor down the road has some poults or what ever they're called so I may be getting some.  I hear they make good watch dogs. 

They're certainly working out over here. Alerted me to the dog and to the hawk. I'm really glad I got them. The babies are keets

 

[LuvMyChicks1491]

I'm off for a few days and have almost 10 pages to catch up, and with my older computer it isn't easy to do anything fast. Got my garden tilled up today. It is now twice as big as it was. I can't wait till next year. I did have second thoughts that it might be too big, but I can always just plant grass seed if it is to big next spring. Thought that my BCmaran was going broody the other day so I left her a few eggs. Well an hour later she decided that she wanted to go out and check out the yard with the rest of the the girls and never went back to the nest. Oh well. I would prefer if they go broody next spring. Still no molting. In august I think that they all went through a mini molt. Have been thinking about it after all your commments and I remembered that there were a few weeks where there were feathers all over before they started laying. The older Marans haven't started yet, but I'm in no hurry. My Roo is finially acting like a roo. Of course the minute that I open the door of the coop in the morning he is running around trying to get to all of the girls. There is the one that I have never seen him go after. They are like little buddies. I got them together and they have been close ever sence. She's a Blue maran(Petunia). Anyway they were out yesterday and a big crow flew over and Mr. Speckle sounded the call and they all went running to the cover of the plow truck! I was so proud of him. He tends to try to stay with the girls when they are out in the yard but seems to get mad when they split up. He can't seem to decide which group to stay with. It is usually the one his little girl friend is in.

Gramma - I forgot that you knew my grandma

Tab - She is just so beautiful!

Country - You have just the cutest birds. I love the frizzles. I've been thinking about getting some more bantams next year. I have a D'uccle that I love and thought about getting a few more, but now I'm not sure, maybe a silkie or frizle. Can't decide.

Matella & Rancher - I talked to my friend. He said thanks, but he has decided that he is going to stay with the 30 birds that he has right now, but in the spring he might be up for some more. I told him that I would keep track of who is rehoming what.

 

[Gramma Chick]

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ot oh...I was too late ....

 

[Lynzi777]

@LuvMyChicks1491 - "Got my garden tilled up today. It is now twice as big as it was. I can't wait till next year" This has me thinking, is that why they call it "tilling"? Cuz you have to wait "till" next year to start planting? Ok that was lame...But seriously I'm thinking of asking my neighbor to come till a spot for me so I can start a garden next year.

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

So I wonder. I noticed the ad for Cardiology. Do we all see the same ads? I was just looking up symptoms of a heart attack and yes I am concerned. I've had pain on the left side for days but more to the rib area. After I ate, and I ate to much, I wasn't feeling so well. Better now though. Still I will call the doc tomorrow. I don't think it's my heart though.

again with the ads? Do we all see the same ads, or are we being targeted?

No they are ads based on what you are looking at I see ads for colleges probably cause I am always in the college website correcting homework from my online class and Verizon wireless must be cause I just paid the bill LOL!