Silkie thread!

[Sylvester017]

This is dixie watching for the bold eagle that her and my rooster scared away!

What a cutie! BTW - The chicks are cute too LOL

 

[kellyloveschad]

What a cutie! BTW - The chicks are cute too LOL

Thanks she loves her babies!! she's a little on edge because a bold eagle tried to take my silver Wyandotte roo tried to save her but thanks you Dixie they both got away with a little blood shed!!! It's a federal offence to hurt a eagle not that I would anyways!!! Plus have you seen those birds I was scare to go out Dixie was out the dog door before I could grab her!! She hears them screaming and goes running!!! good thing my run is ready for winter!!

 

[PatiHF]

Thanks.... I think the white one looks like Big Bird! She stretches up and stretches her neck up! She gets REALLY tall! Then she jumps up and flaps her wings... looks like an Ostrich! This will definately be an adventure!

 

[Sylvester017]

Thanks she loves her babies!! she's a little on edge because a bold eagle tried to take my silver Wyandotte roo tried to save her but thanks you Dixie they both got away with a little blood shed!!! It's a federal offence to hurt a eagle not that I would anyways!!! Plus have you seen those birds I was scare to go out Dixie was out the dog door before I could grab her!! She hears them screaming and goes running!!! good thing my run is ready for winter!!

My DD has a brindled American Pit that looks like Dixie's twin except for fur color. A wonderful sweetie with people but once she sees another animal or dog all her obedience training is out the window and she pursues any and all moving wildlife. These dogs will jump tearing screen doors to chase an uninvited animal that dares enter their property. Sounds like it was a good thing in your scenario. That covered coop will be a blessing for winter when food gets scarce for raptor populations. Spring is worst for our area when Cooper's Hawks are searching for prey to feed their chicks. Since our first visiting Cooper's female 6 yrs ago I've been paranoid about continually adding hiding places like doghouses, potted plants, and lean-to's for the hens to hide from aerial presence. For some reason the Cooper's won't engage in ground combat with a hiding hen and seem to prefer a flight area where they can swoop on running hens. We've put out so many doghouses, lean-to's, lawn furniture, pop-up canopies, benches, etc, so the hens don't have more than a couple steps to duck into a nearby shelter. Over summer our large neighborhood Crow population has been keeping the Cooper's away without bothering any of our chickens. Crows are always stopping by to sit on our roof or telephone poles but the chickens don't see them as threats any more. The Crows are more interested in keeping intruders out of their territory and keeping in communication with their Crow murder (DH tells me murder is a Crow flock) - weird - eh?

 

[kellyloveschad]

My DD has a brindled American Pit that looks like Dixie's twin except for fur color. A wonderful sweetie with people but once she sees another animal or dog all her obedience training is out the window and she pursues any and all moving wildlife. These dogs will jump tearing screen doors to chase an uninvited animal that dares enter their property. Sounds like it was a good thing in your scenario. That covered coop will be a blessing for winter when food gets scarce for raptor populations. Spring is worst for our area when Cooper's Hawks are searching for prey to feed their chicks. Since our first visiting Cooper's female 6 yrs ago I've been paranoid about continually adding hiding places like doghouses, potted plants, and lean-to's for the hens to hide from aerial presence. For some reason the Cooper's won't engage in ground combat with a hiding hen and seem to prefer a flight area where they can swoop on running hens. We've put out so many doghouses, lean-to's, lawn furniture, pop-up canopies, benches, etc, so the hens don't have more than a couple steps to duck into a nearby shelter. Over summer our large neighborhood Crow population has been keeping the Cooper's away without bothering any of our chickens. Crows are always stopping by to sit on our roof or telephone poles but the chickens don't see them as threats any more. The Crows are more interested in keeping intruders out of their territory and keeping in communication with their Crow murder (DH tells me murder is a Crow flock) - weird - eh?

I had a hawk that would sit in my pine trees witch by the why it say they don't like!!! I hung cds from all the pine trees and it worked!!! hawks are smart and work wait until my dogs come in!!! the hawk hasn't came back tho been 3 months!!! apparently the cds do nothing for eagles!!!Thank you also for knowing how much work it is to socialize your dogs to chickens!! I have worked very hard start when all my chicken where really little chicks so my dogs knew they are part of our family!! I have a pitt boxer and yorkie mix!!! I just know that my friends husky has killed her hole flock two time so I knew I couldn't handle that!!!

 

[Elbert Garrett]

Breakfast....

 

[kellyloveschad]

What color is this silkie?? when its just the tips is it paint or splash??

 

[Sylvester017]

I had a hawk that would sit in my pine trees witch by the why it say they don't like!!! I hung cds from all the pine trees and it worked!!! hawks are smart and work wait until my dogs come in!!! the hawk hasn't came back tho been 3 months!!! apparently the cds do nothing for eagles!!!Thank you also for knowing how much work it is to socialize your dogs to chickens!! I have worked very hard start when all my chicken where really little chicks so my dogs knew they are part of our family!! I have a pitt boxer and yorkie mix!!! I just know that my friends husky has killed her hole flock two time so I knew I couldn't handle that!!!

A dog can never be trained too much. They continue learning new commands all their life. Sorry about your friend's flock being killed by the Husky. Husky breeds are one step away from the wolf and not the best to have around poultry. We've had a water/rain drought for over 5 years so a thick-fur dog is out of the question in our humid climate - we get wet air that makes it humid but seldom get actual rain. My DD went on the nature preserve trail behind her property in summer and saw two Bald Eagles which is very rare to even see just one - but anything can cause raptors to go out of their usual environment for food.

 

[kellyloveschad]

A dog can never be trained too much. They continue learning new commands all their life. Sorry about your friend's flock being killed by the Husky. Husky breeds are one step away from the wolf and not the best to have around poultry. We've had a water/rain drought for over 5 years so a thick-fur dog is out of the question in our humid climate - we get wet air that makes it humid but seldom get actual rain. My DD went on the nature preserve trail behind her property in summer and saw two Bald Eagles which is very rare to even see just one - but anything can cause raptors to go out of their usual environment for food.

 

[moomoodiddy]

As long as you gather yours eggs at least one a day, you should have no need to worry about eating fertilized eggs

I always crack my eggs in a separate bowl before adding to a recipe, just in case they are fertile, though

It is perfectly fine for you to eat a fertilized egg and collecting eggs daily will not ensure the eggs to not be fertilized... unless you are talking about the prevention of developing eggs which in case all you need to do is make sure you do not have a broody in the reach of eggs.