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[bigmrg74]

He's a mini Australian shepherd. He's 10 mos old now, was probably about 8 mos in the photo

How big is he?? we have a toy Aussie and she's a little under 9 pounds. She loves going out to check on her chickens and herding them up for us. Or at least barking at them until they get annoyed and wander back into the coop because they know she's not allowed into the coop.

 

[bigmrg74]

@Gundawg I would like to schedule a time to come over and play.

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[Flock Master64]

How big is he??  we have a toy Aussie and she's a little under 9 pounds.  She loves going out to check on her chickens and herding them up for us.  Or at least barking at them until they get annoyed and wander back into the coop because they know she's not allowed into the coop.  

Haha! What a great dog

 

[Domom]

How big is he??  we have a toy Aussie and she's a little under 9 pounds.  She loves going out to check on her chickens and herding them up for us.  Or at least barking at them until they get annoyed and wander back into the coop because they know she's not allowed into the coop.  

He's 23 lbs. he's actually really good with the chicks too. He likes to lay in the middle of them while they do their chicken thing. He talks to them too, and occasionally gets a reprimand from my bossy girl when he gets too noisy, or they don't want to share their meal worms. Most of the time they share though. We're trying to teach him to herd them back to the run in the evenings, more for our enjoyment than any real need, we think it would be cool if we could just tell him to put them away. He does sort of naturally round them up when he's out with them, he just hasn't figured out how to move them in a direction yet.

 

[Flock Master64]

He's 23 lbs. he's actually really good with the chicks too. He likes to lay in the middle of them while they do their chicken thing. He talks to them too, and occasionally gets a reprimand from my bossy girl when he gets too noisy, or they don't want to share their meal worms. Most of the time they share though. We're trying to teach him to herd them back to the run in the evenings, more for our enjoyment than any real need, we think it would be cool if we could just tell him to put them away. He does sort of naturally round them up when he's out with them, he just hasn't figured out how to move them in a direction yet.

That would be awesome if you could get him to do that. I don't have a dog

 

[bigmrg74]

He's 23 lbs. he's actually really good with the chicks too. He likes to lay in the middle of them while they do their chicken thing. He talks to them too, and occasionally gets a reprimand from my bossy girl when he gets too noisy, or they don't want to share their meal worms. Most of the time they share though. We're trying to teach him to herd them back to the run in the evenings, more for our enjoyment than any real need, we think it would be cool if we could just tell him to put them away. He does sort of naturally round them up when he's out with them, he just hasn't figured out how to move them in a direction yet.

Yeah, Belle can usually get them moving, but directing them does tend to be an issue. But usually they run around and then head for the coop.

I do wish that there was some training for herding dogs near me.

 

[ilikechikin]

Not fancy, our first try at a coop - built in a day. Bought on 4x8 T111 siding sheet, hinges, roofing, 4 cinder blocks, and pressure treated posts. Used scrap 2x4's from a wall take down between my kitchen and dining room for the interior framing. Total cost about $100. Am improving the run this weekend to 6' 4x4 posts with welded wire all around. I still have to shingle the nest box roof. The run is 5'x25'/125 sqft.

We have a 1/2 acre of property with about 2/3 fenced. We allow supervised free ranging as we have a lot of flower and vegetable gardens that we don't want destroyed. The fenced yard is half grass (if you can call it that!) and half wooded. The chickens love the wooded part the most.

 

[junebuggena]

Not fancy, our first try at a coop - built in a day. Bought on 4x8 T111 siding sheet, hinges, roofing, 4 cinder blocks, and pressure treated posts. Used scrap 2x4's from a wall take down between my kitchen and dining room for the interior framing. Total cost about $100. Am improving the run this weekend to 6' 4x4 posts with welded wire all around. I still have to shingle the nest box roof. The run is 5'x25'/125 sqft.

We have a 1/2 acre of property with about 2/3 fenced. We allow supervised free ranging as we have a lot of flower and vegetable gardens that we don't want destroyed. The fenced yard is half grass (if you can call it that!) and half wooded. The chickens love the wooded part the most.

Nice job, but I can't help notice there is no ventilation...

 

[ilikechikin]

There is much at the top - the roof is not air tight at all. Also, I don't close the ramp door ever as they're inside the pen. The bottom has screening as well. I may add more at the top but I've never seen them inside during the day as of yet. It also in the shade almost all day.

 

[junebuggena]

There is much at the top - the roof is not air tight at all. Also, I don't close the ramp door ever as they're inside the pen. The bottom has screening as well. I may add more at the top but I've never seen them inside during the day as of yet. It also in the shade almost all day.

The ventilation is to get ammonia laden air out of the coop while they roost. Chickens produce a ridiculous amount of poo at night. That produces a lot of ammonia and moisture that needs a way to escape, otherwise you will have ongoing respiratory issues and frostbitten combs in the winter. And that pen is just chicken wire and no cover. The door should be shut at night to keep any nighttime predators out.