Poodles and Chickens - together forever!

[mtnhomechick]

Tomcio..........Those are some NICE lookin' pups. They look so alert and healthy..........plus pretty.

Thanx for sharing.

 

[SportTees]

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I'm going to try to leave a beard on mine. I started clipping him with the blade that came on the clipper (a 10 I think) turns out he has very soft hair that is very hard to clip. I'm taking a break but I'll post some pics when I'm done with my 1st clip ( I hope it doesn't look that bad )

I forgot to tel why I decided to clip my poodle myself. I took him to the groomer and apparently he went nuts and tryed to attack everyone but so far he has did fine with me clipping him. The only way they would clip him was with complete sedation so I'm trying my hand at it before I do that.

 

[bufforps]

I have 2 standards and 3 minis. Two would eat the chickens no doubt. The other three don't seem to pay them much attention. Here are a couple of my guys:
This is Pheobe

and this is Mason

 

[mtnhomechick]

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OMG...........too cute!!!!!!

 

[ninjapoodles]

Cute pics!

 

[mtnhomechick]

Thanks NJP..........How are your Turkey Boys doin'?

 

[ninjapoodles]

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Good gosh, they get more opinionated by the day. It's funny--the hens are seeming to become more calm and stately as they mature, while the toms are kind of losing it as they go through "puberty."

 

[mtnhomechick]

Hmmmm...........somthing tells me I'm heading in that direction.........are they as bad as Cornish X?

How much land do you have for all your " endeavors"?

 

[bufforps]

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OMG...........too cute!!!!!!https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/12476_pictures_143.jpg

adorable!!!! Did she say grace before she ate her dinner?

 

[ninjapoodles]

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We only have 5 acres, mostly wooded. I've never had Cornish X, but from all I've read here, heritage turkeys would be about the opposite! I have no doubts that we could take our birds and turn them loose in the woods, and they'd thrive. They eat a LOT less than chickens, pound for pound. We have clipped one wing on each bird to keep them from roosting in trees or flying onto our neighbor's property.

The biggest thing I DON'T like about them is that they don't seem smart enough to go into their yard/coop to roost at night after ranging all day. We have to "put them to bed" every single day. Some of them will go in and roost, but others will roam aimlessly around outside for hours if we don't get them put up first. It takes two of us to put them up--one to lure them in with treats, and the other to "herd" the strays in the right direction.