Stella's Social Club

[The Sheriff]

Wow, now that's an incubator!

 

[tazcat70]

Again?!

LOL! I was going to say always!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Ooohhh Kathy...........chiqita posted this on another thread and I immediately thought of you.....

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/3723844186.html

what'd think?!

Holy heck! I wanna know how many eggs you can put in it?

I'm downsizing.

Since when?

I'm downsizing too.............I have more chicks than I do adult chickens. Downsizing, right?

 

[Happy Chooks]

I have unknowingly trained my German Shepherd dog. My chickens were free ranging. She was barking, and I went to the door to see what she was barking at and heard my welsummer rooster sounding the alarm call. All the hens were in hiding and he was out pacing and shrieking. I went out to hear a hawk calling. Didn't see anything nearby and the hawk call was going off into the distance. So, I came back inside. Not 5 minutes later, she's barking again - again I go to the door and hear my rooster and his alarm call. Got some scratch this time and put them back in their run. She was so happy to go out on patrol.

I literally did nothing to train her on this behavior. The only thing I have done is take her out with me when I would hear something wrong. (she once chased off a bobcat for me) I gave her some great pets for being such a good girl. Smart girl!

 

[mlm Mike]

Ooohhh Kathy...........chiqita posted this on another thread and I immediately thought of you.....

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/3723844186.html

what'd think?!

Now that's and incubator!

I have unknowingly trained my German Shepherd dog. My chickens were free ranging. She was barking, and I went to the door to see what she was barking at and heard my welsummer rooster sounding the alarm call. All the hens were in hiding and he was out pacing and shrieking. I went out to hear a hawk calling. Didn't see anything nearby and the hawk call was going off into the distance. So, I came back inside. Not 5 minutes later, she's barking again - again I go to the door and hear my rooster and his alarm call. Got some scratch this time and put them back in their run. She was so happy to go out on patrol.

I literally did nothing to train her on this behavior. The only thing I have done is take her out with me when I would hear something wrong. (she once chased off a bobcat for me) I gave her some great pets for being such a good girl. Smart girl!

What a great dog!

 

[debs_flock]

I have unknowingly trained my German Shepherd dog. My chickens were free ranging. She was barking, and I went to the door to see what she was barking at and heard my welsummer rooster sounding the alarm call. All the hens were in hiding and he was out pacing and shrieking. I went out to hear a hawk calling. Didn't see anything nearby and the hawk call was going off into the distance. So, I came back inside. Not 5 minutes later, she's barking again - again I go to the door and hear my rooster and his alarm call. Got some scratch this time and put them back in their run. She was so happy to go out on patrol.

I literally did nothing to train her on this behavior. The only thing I have done is take her out with me when I would hear something wrong. (she once chased off a bobcat for me) I gave her some great pets for being such a good girl. Smart girl!

What a great dog..................it's always good when they can help.

I got so sick of deer eating everything (they even were cruising my deck for potted plants), when I fling open the door and say "Deer", everyone runs out the door barking.

 

[Happy Chooks]

What a great dog..................it's always good when they can help.

I got so sick of deer eating everything (they even were cruising my deck for potted plants), when I fling open the door and say "Deer", everyone runs out the door barking.

That's funny.

The deer have been eating my lilac, which is supposed to be deer resistant.

I treated myself today to an apricot tree. I've been wanting one, but haven't been wanting to dig a hole until it rained. I went to the nursery today and to my surprise, there were some Blenheim Apricot trees still bare root. So it's now in a pot until tomorrow when I can dig a hole. My orchard is fenced to keep the deer out, but I'll have to put up some temporary fencing to keep the chickens from eating all the growth since they are in my orchard.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Nowhere near the level of Mary's photography. But I had fun, and that's what counts!

that is funny

My first five hatchlings. The others are pipped or still in the incubator.

cute

What a great dog..................it's always good when they can help.

I got so sick of deer eating everything (they even were cruising my deck for potted plants), when I fling open the door and say "Deer", everyone runs out the door barking.

Deer

 

[debs_flock]

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What a great dog..................it's always good when they can help.

I got so sick of deer eating everything (they even were cruising my deck for potted plants), when I fling open the door and say "Deer", everyone runs out the door barking.

That's funny.

The deer have been eating my lilac, which is supposed to be deer resistant.

I treated myself today to an apricot tree. I've been wanting one, but haven't been wanting to dig a hole until it rained. I went to the nursery today and to my surprise, there were some Blenheim Apricot trees still bare root. So it's now in a pot until tomorrow when I can dig a hole. My orchard is fenced to keep the deer out, but I'll have to put up some temporary fencing to keep the chickens from eating all the growth since they are in my orchard.

When I go to the nursery and mention deer, they start discussing deer resistant. I tell them no, I want something they will eat, choke to death and die

I actually love to watch the deer with their current crop of fawns..................when they are in the neighbor's yard. We have a resident herd that are here daily, all year round.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: The dog just barked