I fired off an email to the USPS as well. Let's hope everybody does, and they listen to us!!!
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precious! I wouldnt dream of having my dogs that near any of my birds!
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I've had them before..
They are prone to flip just like any other meatie
BUT they will live for a heck of a lot longer than a cornish cross so long as you watch the protein content of their feed and allow them to get plenty of exercise.
You can even hold some back as "breeders" however they don't exactly breed true
Thanks for the info, I have oyster shells that I sneak in their food (They dont seem to like them).I also put a little raw apple cider in their water, I heard its good for their digestive tracts. Do you recommend any other items or supplements I can feed them?Just make sure they have enough calcium, manganese, phosphorus and vitamin D3 .. Young pullets often take a bit of time to start getting things sorted out. though with getting 'rubber eggs" it's quite possible their feed is a bit deficient.
there are a few other issues that can cause rubber eggs and also deformed eggs.. but since the birds are young my first thought would be an immature shell gland as well as feed deficiencies.
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1 dog won't even think of bothering the chickens but our new one tried, he seems to be better now but I don't leave him unattended. I still can't get him to leave our outside cats alone though, he's going to be a dead dog if he doesn't straighten up soonThey only free range supervised. If I am not out there working in the garden or something then they aren't allowed out of their run, but I'm outside everyday working on something so I let them stay out there a few hours each day. Helps with the weeds and gives them time to run around and play. I let Elvis sniff them and get used to them from the first day we got the birds. I made sure he knew they were part of the family and they are not his food or toys. I think too it helps that he's almost 12 years old and doesn't get around like he used to.
i believe that MY dogs would be ok...but they are young...oldest of my pups is 3, then i have a 2yo, and 2 pups about 6-8 months old. BUT sharing the yard, we have the 2 bostons and a french mastiff that belong to mom-in-law....those are the trouble makers! My pens are about 50+yds from my house, and when im out there i will let them roam around for a while...but if the boston sees them he immediatly thinks play, whether people are around or not! this dog has eaten his way through weld-wire pens! Chain link is my only savior until that dog goes(one way or another)
Our 2 backyard outside cats won't bother the chickens at all but will kill a dove in a minute. They seem to know the difference