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WalnutHill said:
We have a shelter dog now, but the sweetest dog we ever had was a dog named Charlie. He was a rangy, skinny Golden Retriever/Coonhound mix. He was a private rescue, the family's son had severe mental issues and would love then abuse the dog. They did the best thing they could, and looked for a new home for the dog.

When we went to see him, he was chained to a fence with a piece of plywood for a shelter. He was emaciated, shaking, and licking us half to death. We took him home, and found after a couple of days that they had kept him on veterinary tranquilizers as he went crazy when moved out of the house. As a result of the trauma and probably the drugs, he ended up having seizures whenever he got anxious, which was when we left the house, when fireworks went off, when any loud noise was heard...

He was three then...we had him for nearly ten years before his seizures led to what appeared to be a stroke. He could no longer walk or eat so we had to put him down. He was the most loving, happy, grateful dog that ever lived. He never needed a leash, he only wanted to be by your side. Even though he was terrified of car rides, he wanted to go just to lay between the seats.

An older shelter dog would certainly find a place in your heart. Find one that loves on you when you first meet.

Our current shelter dog was a three time loser, he's a runner and was picked up twice as a stray. Nothing short of a steel cable will keep him confined outdoors. So that's what he is on when we are home. But when we head up to our woods property, we set him free. It's hours or days before he comes back, but he comes back sore, tired, and happy. He needs to run, we want him to live, so on our busy road he has to stay on the cable run when he is outside. But he's a pampered house pet. It took almost six months before we could walk up to him and put a leash on him without him trying to escape. Now, five years later, he runs to the leash to go for his walk.
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Sandy was a runner, too, but I live out in the country so I could let her run. I still miss waking up to hear her baying in the woods
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rossfam06 said:
Here is my little silver Maran cross chick is so beautiful! I am in love.
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What a doll baby! :love

scflock said:
I have 14 BCM eggs on the turner now. If I can get 10 more by Sunday I will be in my 10 day window, and will start the set. I'm not worried about pullet eggs, but this will be my first experiment with BCM, so I'm hoping it goes well. I don't have anything to lose, as I will be hopefully keeping 20 or 30 to grow out over the winter to see if I can get some good birds. If this one doesn't go well, I will just try again in 3 or 4 weeks
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Good luck! Can't wait to follow this hands-off hatch!
 
scflock said:
The best dog I ever had was a rescue from a jobsite. Hound/lab mix, and was emaciated when I found her. Took me 2 weeks to get her close enough to let me pet her. Eventually she would be waiting for me in the parking lot when I got to the job, then follow me down the road when I left. One day it was raining, and I just couldn't take it. I called my wife and said "I'm bringing her home".
Sandy was the most loving, grateful dog I ever had. When I say grateful, I mean it. It's like she always knew that she had been rescued. I don't know how old she was when I got her, but we had her for 4 wonderful years. She eventually got kidney disease, and we had to put her down. I stayed with her while she was put to sleeep, bawling like a baby, but I was happy to know that we had given her 4 wonderful years that she would have never had.
I'm telling you all that to say this: Check the local pounds. A lot of older dogs are turned in, and sometimes they will have just what you are looking for. I am always checking for a hound/lab mix, but haven't seen the right one yet...
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I have been keeping my eye on our closest shelter. The problem is 90% of the dogs in shelters around here are pitt or pitt mixes and we can't have any bully breeds here if we wanted one. I'd love a lab mix, but I really don't want to deal with the puppy stage again.
That's a great story, but be careful cause we might get the idea that you are a big ole softie you keep revealing things like that.
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sideWing said:
They only have close, narrow if they have two copies of the barring gene right? I think they look pretty close to a pullet if they only have one copy since females can only cary one copy.

Let's see he knows Sidewing, Amy, Friday, Rossfam, WV........ it's true, he doesn't know Jack. But....

Now you do. Cool lookin EE.

Someone needs to make a series of youtube vids specific to chickens. I don't know enough, but someone should do it.
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scflock said:
Sandy was a runner, too, but I live out in the country so I could let her run. I still miss waking up to hear her baying in the woods
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AmyLynn2374 said:
That's a great story, but be careful cause we might get the idea that you are a big ole softie you keep revealing things like that.
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That was the guy who shall remain nameless
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AmyLynn2374 said:
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You're making me anxious just by saying that!! lol You're hatch is going to stress me out more than my own do...lol
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This is SC
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Seriously, I'm going totally hands off to prove a point. Set the eggs, add water, lockdown, see what happens...
 

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