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[roosterhavoc]

My two oldest 2016

How old are they? Looking good

 

[JShubin]

How old are they? Looking good

2 months...

I let mama keep these two and they survived.. I sold/gifted 8 of their siblings.

 

[KF0002]

Lost a good chicken dog Wednesday. Bear was one of our Great Pyrenees and we raised him from a pup. Had him for 8 years and never once did he so much as harm anything even when he was off chain (only one male can be loose at a time.. they fight when they are both off together). He got out on Wednesday and apparently was running a mini goat and must have accidentally killed it. The owner who lives down the road gut shot him I guess thinking he would come home to die.. but he didnt. My father in law was coming up and saw Bear in the field from the road. He went over to the fence and Bear was still alive and breathing but couldnt get over the fence to him. My husband came home not long after that and he went down and climbed the fence and got him in the back of the truck to bring him home. When he went to talk to the guy he wouldnt even come to the door. He sent his wife to speak to my husband and she spoke through a cracked window. My husband was very nice and apologetic. He told them he would have gladly paid for the goat had the guy not shot our dog. They wouldnt even face us! I hate that their goat was killed and I wouldve been mad too but the civil thing to do was come to us. They knew Bear was our dog.. we are the only ones in the holler with Great Pyrenees. I would have paid him however much the goat costed. Strange dogs come up all the time trying to run chickens and our dogs send them on their way.. not once have we shot at a neighbors dog.

I am so upset at the loss of one of our dogs. We have never lost a chicken on cord or free ranging due to varmints thanks to our boys. Such a shame..

 

[JShubin]

Here's mama. She actually abandoned them a month and just got off another nest to make her appearance in this photo

 

[JShubin]

Lost a good chicken dog Wednesday. Bear was one of our Great Pyrenees and we raised him from a pup. Had him for 8 years and never once did he so much as harm anything even when he was off chain (only one male can be loose at a time.. they fight when they are both off together). He got out on Wednesday and apparently was running a mini goat and must have accidentally killed it. The owner who lives down the road gut shot him I guess thinking he would come home to die.. but he didnt. My father in law was coming up and saw Bear in the field from the road. He went over to the fence and Bear was still alive and breathing but couldnt get over the fence to him. My husband came home not long after that and he went down and climbed the fence and got him in the back of the truck to bring him home. When he went to talk to the guy he wouldnt even come to the door. He sent his wife to speak to my husband and she spoke through a cracked window. My husband was very nice and apologetic. He told them he would have gladly paid for the goat had the guy not shot our dog. They wouldnt even face us! I hate that their goat was killed and I wouldve been mad too but the civil thing to do was come to us. They knew Bear was our dog.. we are the only ones in the holler with Great Pyrenees. I would have paid him however much the goat costed. Strange dogs come up all the time trying to run chickens and our dogs send them on their way.. not once have we shot at a neighbors dog.

I am so upset at the loss of one of our dogs. We have never lost a chicken on cord or free ranging due to varmints thanks to our boys. Such a shame..

oh wow... My emotions are running high after reading this and its not even my dog.. I could only imagine what you are going through. I am sorry to hear this.

My dogs have attacked my goats so I know that feeling as well. But I would never kill my dog or any other in vengeance. Luckily my goats only got minor scrapes.

Eye for an eye and the whole world would be blind.

 

[KF0002]

oh wow... My emotions are running high after reading this and its not even my dog.. I could only imagine what you are going through.  I am sorry to hear this.

My dogs have attacked my goats so I know that feeling as well. But I would never kill my dog or any other in vengeance. Luckily my goats only got minor scrapes. 

Eye for and eye and the whole world would be blind. 

Thanks JShubin! I absolutely agree that an eye for an eye is not the way to handle situations like this. Bear was more than just a guard dog. He was our pet. We bred the dogs he was raised from. Bear and Rowdy (our other GP's) mom and dad, was our previous guard dogs and had them til we lost them to old age. I was there when those dogs were born. I raised them from babies.. we tained them not to so much as touch a chicken. They knew their job and did it well. Rowdy seems confused and keeps looking for his brother. They loved each other, even when they would fight the over the alpha spot. Lol. We have put Rowdy on chain temporarily for his safety even though I know Rowdy wouldnt harm a goat. I would hate for my husband to go to jail if that guy were to kill another one of our dogs. Lol. We are in the process of taking down our electric fence that he has learned how to get out of and putting up a field type fence to keep him in. If its not one thing its 100. And now we have to find and train another dog..

 

[TimCline]

Can anybody tell me what kind of game this guy is. I'm assuming he's a mix? Someone gave him to me

 

[KF0002]

Can anybody tell me what kind of game this guy is. I'm assuming he's a mix? Someone gave him to me

Looks white legged and straight combed best I can tell so could some kind of kelso.. or maybe a claret or a butcher? You can speculate all day but its pretty hard to say if the guy you got them from doesnt know. Could be pure or could be a 4 way cross. But from my experience you cant beat a crossed up rooster. Lots of fresh genetics in their makeup from several different lines (as long as they are good lines). I prefer knowing what lines Im dealing with as far as breeding goes but as far as show crosses.. the best roosters can come from weed crosses. Lol

 

[JShubin]

Looks white legged and straight combed best I can tell so some kind of kelso.. maybe a claret or a butcher? You can speculate all day but its pretty hard to say if the guy you got them from doesnt know. Could be pure or could be a 4 way cross. But from my experience you cant beat a crossed up rooster. Lots of fresh genetics in their makeup from several different lines (as long as they are good lines). I prefer knowing what lines Im dealing with as far as breeding goes but as far as show crosses.. the best roosters can come from weed crosses. Lol

I am an advocate of breeding crosses. All my fowl are weed crosses, lol except a few pure Spanish/Cubans breeds I was gifted.

I agree that its hard to tell from looks alone. you'd have to ask the breeder. And that isnt the best picture of the rooster either haha. @TimCline Get down low and get a shot at his level, showing his profile.

 

[KF0002]

I am an advocate of breeding crosses. All my fowl are weed crosses, lol except a few pure Spanish/Cubans breeds I was gifted.

I agree that its hard to tell from looks alone. you'd have to ask the breeder. And that isnt the best picture of the rooster either haha. @TimCline
Get down low and get a shot at his level, showing his profile.

I agree it isnt the best pic of his station but the fact that someone thought he was important enough to dub is a good thing. It shows that they at least knew some about what they were doing. Decent trim job.. nice and close.

He also looks healthy, good red head and nice glossy feathers. He was taken care of.