South Carolina

[RockerHen]

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Dont you love a Good LGD...
Rocker Hen this is my Piper She's great with my chickens although since it's been hot she thinks she must stay in the house on a vent...Yes she's my first born and a wee bit spoiled, she and my little dog has a baby sitter while I'm at work!!!!! The Chickens are then under lock and key!!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66894_piper_and_buff.jpg

Phoebe my SLGD
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66894_img_0106.jpg

Love them and my chickens!!!

One of my horses is named piper

I do love my boy, even though he weighs more than me and is taller than me on his hind legs

There was a fox way across our pasture the other day, and kota was after him instantly. Our neighbors dogs used to bother our chickens too, but no more

he's very convincing

Him looking noble

 

[Joycats]

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Pink - I saw on Facebook that the stray dog came back so they moved the donkey in with the baby and the donkey killed the baby. Very sad.

 

[Joycats]

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oh my goodness you and Amy Nadine are gonna overflow with chicks..

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how great for you congrats on a great find!

I'm sure gonna try!

 

[Joycats]

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That is wonderful! Was he trained when you got him or did you train him?

 

[huckleberryfarm]

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Awesome! I love my Dickey. Makes things so easy. Now if everyone would just start laying so I have eggs to put in it!

 

[Joycats]

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Dont you love a Good LGD...
Rocker Hen this is my Piper She's great with my chickens although since it's been hot she thinks she must stay in the house on a vent...Yes she's my first born and a wee bit spoiled, she and my little dog has a baby sitter while I'm at work!!!!! The Chickens are then under lock and key!!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66894_piper_and_buff.jpg

Phoebe my SLGD
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66894_img_0106.jpg

Love them and my chickens!!!

Awwww.....it's so nice when everybody gets along!

 

[RockerHen]

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That is wonderful! Was he trained when you got him or did you train him?

When we got him, he had only been with goats, so we had to train him not to kill the birds. He only killed one, a bantam, when he was a puppy, and ever since then he hasn't touched a bird

even eats and drinks with then sometimes (he's very find of layer mash

)

 

[huckleberryfarm]

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Yesterday afternoon, after much debate, we decided to close off the sheep into one of the pastures. Our sheep, goats and donkeys have been together for months. They are NOT separated. The dog scared us so we put our most docile donkey in with them to help protect the lamb from the dog. This donkey is with the sheep ALL THE TIME! They pasture together. My husband walked up to the house. I looked out and saw the donkey flying around the pasture. My husband ran as fast as he could out there but was not in time. The donkey had the lamb in his mouth, dropped it, stomped on it and then rolled on it. It happened like so quickly. We were shocked, mad and sad. And of course, regretting our decision. My husband was so mad at that donkey. I sat with the lamb until it died. No saving it. It had blood coming out of its ears, nose and mouth. The poor mama was walking around bleating mournfully. My kids were crying. My husband was chasing and screaming at the donkey. Ugh!

So.... the dog apparently lives... the lamb is dead.... the momma is devastated.... and the donkey is clueless. I have three more ewes that are pregnant so we are trying to figure out what the best course of action is. The predator you don't know or the predator you own? Which is the biggest threat?

I told my husband and my children that farming has a big learning curve and we are smack dab in the middle of it. We will make some bad choices but not on purpose. And we will learn from them. That's all we can do.

At least we've had a bit of rain and it's cooler!

 

[huckleberryfarm]

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Dont you love a Good LGD...
Rocker Hen this is my Piper She's great with my chickens although since it's been hot she thinks she must stay in the house on a vent...Yes she's my first born and a wee bit spoiled, she and my little dog has a baby sitter while I'm at work!!!!! The Chickens are then under lock and key!!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66894_piper_and_buff.jpg

Phoebe my SLGD
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66894_img_0106.jpg

Love them and my chickens!!!

Awwww.....it's so nice when everybody gets along!

I do believe I need one of those!

 

[gvilledh]

Oh, Susanne, I am so sorry. The farm has definitely been full of learning experiences this summer, and a lot of them have not been fun. I really hope the next months will be better and you and your family can experience only the things you love most about it.
As for the predator question, it is a hard one to answer. I guess protect against the ones you own first, and then come up with some kind of defense against the others. I must tell you that since the day Lou Ann and I visited the farm, I can pick out the sound of a hawk in a second. That sound was so clear out there on the farm and I don't think I will ever forget it. Praying for a great, week next week and one that might just have a hint of fall to it (I can wish, at least!).