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[OffGridMAMA]

Rip..my lemon cuckoo rooster popcorn....
coyote attack what a way to start the day...

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Rip..my lemon cuckoo rooster popcorn....
coyote attack

what a way to start the day...

We have solved ALL of our predator attacks. Livestock guardian dogs!




Ollie is from registered parents: Anatolian Shepherd and Great Pyrenees. He is a year old.

ETA: He weighed 200# at 10 months old. Not sure how big he will get. these are photos of him and Nicole at about 11 months old.











Our new farm. Still working on setting it all up. Sadie is a female from a registered Anatolian Shepherd and a Great Pyrenees. Different parents than Ollie. You can see our geese behind. Still working on some barrel coops.



My son's new Boer buck. We are working on some Orpington bantam coops with the large shelf unit. Bought the shelf locally for $20. May go back and get some more. The 'pallet" in the background is a pallet bin for plumbing supplies. A nice size recycled coop for bantam quads. We are also using the wire tank cages as coops and transport cages.



You can see some of our Orpington coops in the background. Ollie (now 12 months) has cleared this 6' fence so we had to cable him again. The last escape ended with a few battle scars on his muzzle. We no longer even hear coyotes in the area.




These old tank cages make great coops or transporters when turned upside down. We wrap them with fencing so the chickens do not escape.

Be sure to only acquire a livestock guardian dog (LGD) that has been trained on poultry. We like to have our puppies "guard" geese and old cantankerous roosters before placing with chickens. Seems to train them better. A broody goose is best to train a LGD puppy. They will fear anything with feathers the remainder of their life.

ETA: Ollie is too immature to guard... or so we thought. At 10 months old he took on a pack of 12+ stray dogs that wanted a chicken luncheon. The strays did not know Ollie was immature and seems neither did Ollie.

I would use caution using any breed but an LGD for guarding poultry. It is their instinct from over a thousand years of breeding that makes them want to guard livestock.

 

[lildinkem]

Here we go again. Dang. I want to read about the birds, not insults and accusations.

Hmmm, did I not just ask how birds can not roost on wire? And share what Ammarell uses to feed his birds. I did not gossip about bird bathing. I will stay on the topic of birds. And how to breed them. Who to get good quality APA Buffs from, like Don and VIVI. lol
Also talking about Orps. For those who like to get some nice APA Orps join the United Orpington Club. Many of the members, NOT ALL, will only sell to fellow members. Some may wait a few years to see IF you are into Orps for the long haul (like me), before not just selling but giving high quality Orps to fellow members. Don, Doug, the UOC Secretary, Harry, have given me birds for "FREE". Plus they are not giving or selling birds that have not matured to assure you know what your getting. Too many out there will ask a rediculous amount of money for 6 - 8 old chicks. You do not really know what you are getting with a bird that young. Join the UOC and make life long friends who like Orps like us all.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Vickie,

Junior is getting on my nerves! Yesterday I could not open the coop without him stepping out to say hello! His grand-sire, Golden Gentleman, was never that friendly, and he was gentle! Must have been that South Carolina water. His grandmother is friendly, but knows to stay out of the way. This bird is just a huge pest. And when I say HUGE, I mean H...U...G...E...!!!!

He has yet to show any affection for the girls, so we still have the JB Harrell line white Wyandotte cockerel with the Buff Orpingtons. Will take those offspring back to our Cecil Moore line white Orpingtons. In these photos the Wyandotte is 9 months old. Junior is about 5 months old. The size differences (or lack of) are amazing!

Here are the Buff Orpingtons shortly after our move to the new farm.

















And here is Junior (aka Golden Gentleman III)'s grand-sire. Junior is a bit darker Buff, but his type and size looks very similar.

 

[lildinkem]

Vickie,

Junior is getting on my nerves! Yesterday I could not open the coop without him stepping out to say hello! His grand-sire, Golden Gentleman, was never that friendly, and he was gentle! Must have been that South Carolina water. His grandmother is friendly, but knows to stay out of the way. This bird is just a huge pest. And when I say HUGE, I mean H...U...G...E...!!!!

He has yet to show any affection for the girls, so we still have the JB Harrell line white Wyandotte cockerel with the Buff Orpingtons. Will take those offspring back to our Cecil Moore line white Orpingtons. In these photos the Wyandotte is 9 months old. Junior is about 5 months old. The size differences (or lack of) are amazing!

Here are the Buff Orpingtons shortly after our move to the new farm.

















And here is Junior (aka Golden Gentleman III)'s grand-sire. Junior is a bit darker Buff, but his type and size looks very similar.

Jim is that a White Wyandotte in the pen with your Buffs?

 

[aveca]

Here we go again. Dang. I want to read about the birds, not insults and accusations.

X 2 THROUGH 500

 

[aveca]

And for anyone that doesn't like my birds or thinks I'm completely clueless, well, whatever. Not going to cry myself to sleep.

By the way, did you see the comb on that buff roo that won the 2013 national in the All-Orp? Goes to show, from what I can see, that comb really isn't a huge deal.

I love UOC..I dont think this "us against them" issue is solving anything ....if anything its turning people off to this fantastic organization..It is designed to promote the breeders of these fine birds and welcomes both US and Import versions..I wish people would Stop trying to seperate everyone into its us against them..there is no us against them..its all of us..I proudly represent UOC...and the nice people there.
I have also been offered some birds from uoc members..........some uoc members asked which shampoos work best on white birds..so who knows what that's about.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

We are now using 5 gallon buckets with the red nipples for all pens now. The buckets were free at a local restaurant. Used pickle buckets. The red nipples were $22 postage paid for 50 on eBay. Easy to make and the birds all took to them quickly. Now no more dirty water to waste. Water and medications etc can be easily added via the hole in the lid, from outside the coop.

 

[lildinkem]

We are now using 5 gallon buckets with the red nipples for all pens now. The buckets were free at a local restaurant. Used pickle buckets. The red nipples were $22 postage paid for 50 on eBay. Easy to make and the birds all took to them quickly. Now no more dirty water to waste. Water and medications etc can be easily added via the hole in the lid, from outside the coop.

Great idea Jim! My friend Lee uses the rabbit nipple water feeders. Takes the birds all about a few mins or hours to figure it out.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Vickie and I have joked about this bird since he arrived here. This is the most friendly bird we have ever owned. I called last week and told Vickie how he kept stealing my wire ties out of my hand! EVERYONE ELSE WERE MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS. NOT JUNIOR! Have thought about a leash for him, as he would be great for demonstrations at schools etc. Many times we have almost stepped on him, as he is always under our feet.

A pullet did grab one of my wire ties that day, looked it over, dropped it and walked away. Junior just kept taking another, looked it over and dropped it to the ground. Then grabbed another. He was the first to inspect the new buckets and learn to drink from them. ..... while we were still installing the buckets!

Vickie is a great breeder and conditioner. She has done a great job with her new line of Orpingtons and should be commended for it!

even if Junior is a pest at times!

when we show him, he will probably turn the pages of the SOP for the judges!