NY chicken lover!!!!

[LuvMyChicks1491]

Folks are like this all the time. I always say they think everyone is like THEM! That's why they don't trust folks. I give folks the benefit of the doubt. Besides they're there to help the animals not the people. Screw the people, take the animals. If folks WILL lie do you really want them having the animals? Some of these shelter people haven't got a lick a sense.

What ticks me off, is then they let folks adopt cats or dogs WITHOUT a guarantee they'll be spayed. I say connect the shelter to the vets office who will do the surgery and if they don't show up to have them fixed go to their house and take the animal back.

You've got to understand sure it will be hard in the beginning, but as time goes by cats and dogs will be come scarce and folks will pay if they really want one.

That is why many places won't adopt anything that isn't already been spayed/neutered and current on all shots. That is one reason why the cost to adopt is so high in most places. When we were looking for a new dog a few years ago we were going to adopt form a place called Helping Hounds in Dewitt. The adoption fee was $450! It was hard for us to come up with that at the time and we ended up finding someone right before they were going to take the last "puppy" to a shelter. He was 7 months and a handful and they didn't want him. We weren't looking for a puppy, but we agreed to take him...If I knew then what I know now not...well lets just say his name fits him..."Mater"

 

[Hens rule]

I live in New York to!

 

[Purpletie3]

Any of you raise peafowl or guinea hens? Any harder than a chicken???

 

[County Boy]

Any of you raise peafowl or guinea hens? Any harder than a chicken???

I have guinea hens. I think they are easier than chickens to be honest. But I free range them and they sleep in trees most of the time. Unless there is snow on the ground they are hardly ever in a their coop. I give them water and half a can of grain everyday during the winter but in the summer they hardly touch the grain and just forage for themselves. But we have lots of woods and area for them to roam. I've had them 4 years now and still have 4/6 of them. Lost the 2 too a fox.

 

[Beer can]

Guinea hens are awesome! I would like to get some more especially after getting ticks on me three different times this fall just walking around my house. The last bunch I had played in the road, and we live a couple hundred yards from the road. :'(

 

[County Boy]

Guinea hens are awesome! I would like to get some more especially after getting ticks on me three different times this fall just walking around my house. The last bunch I had played in the road, and we live a couple hundred yards from the road. :'(

The ones I have really due a number on the ticks here. We used to get them like crazy but they keep the numbers down a lot. We still get ticks on our dogs occasionally but I guess there is no way for them to eat them all.

 

[Gramma Chick]

How do the barn cats do around the chickens???

Originally Posted by Lapeerian . It varies, depends on the cat. Our cat acts like LUVS....cautiously looking for chickens when the door opens for him going out ..
If he gets too close to any of the chickens he will get pecked...

he gives even baby chickens a wide berth .

He is a hunter too ...gets mice , rabbits , chipmunks , etc

 

[Gramma Chick]

I live in New York to!

Welcome ...fellow chicken lover N Yorker

 

[Sally8]

I live in New York to!

WELCOME! I love finding more of us from NY.

That is why many places won't adopt anything that isn't already been spayed/neutered and current on all shots. That is one reason why the cost to adopt is so high in most places. When we were looking for a new dog a few years ago we were going to adopt form a place called Helping Hounds in Dewitt. The adoption fee was $450! It was hard for us to come up with that at the time and we ended up finding someone right before they were going to take the last "puppy" to a shelter. He was 7 months and a handful and they didn't want him. We weren't looking for a puppy, but we agreed to take him...If I knew then what I know now not...well lets just say his name fits him..."Mater"

The last 2 females I had spayed I had the surgeries done at the same time. For their first shots and the surgeries was just short of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. I didn't qualify for the reduced price spaying from the SPCA and at that time didn't want to be dishonest. So..you can't get rid of strays, can't afford to have them spayed or neutered. No surprise they are dumped off.
Quote: Our neighbor's barn cats and the strays we have running around are always stalking my chickens. Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures.

We are in for some very cold weather as I'm sure most of you NY'ers will be too. Be safe.

 

[boskelli1571]

I live in New York to!

Welcome to the hen house!