Texas

[Hamiam]

In reference to the heat-tolerant breeds (pg. 4303), my Black Australorps have fared the best here in Central Texas, perhaps because they have combs and wattles to dissipate the heat. They are my favorite breed for a number of reasons.

My easter eggers tend to stress more (no wattles, no combs to speak of). All my girls have trouble when the humidity and heat both start to climb. I like summer for me, but I hate summer for my girls.

Deep shade, access to moist dirt/sand, several watering stations (shaded) scattered throughout their barnyard, and ice cubes in the waterers within their runs---these are the basics of my heat management. Box fans help, but I

Hey Texans I was hoping someone up north might know someone who likes or love's Heelers. I had one recently ask me to take her off the street so I put her skinny bud up in the back of my Wrangler and took her home. This was Ester Friday this year. We have tracked down the prior person who "Rescued" her on 1-16-18(know her first name but not the forwarding address or else....). Anyhow she had litter of pups on the 17th 8 in all but we have no clue whatever happened there. I'm just north of the border(but really south) and see neglected animals on a daily basis.

We have an urgent need to rehome her to a responsible party, but a word of caution she killed my little free ranging flock(replacements are now 11 weeks and I want them outta jail). She isn't trouble at all but still has a strong play instinct. Current on all vaccinations and has her documents to prove it. Was HW pos but has been treated, we have neither neither spayed or micro chipped her at this point(waste of money if you might euthanize an animal). We are willing to drive 3-4 hours across Texas to meet you halfway if you have any interest. Texas Cattle Dog Rescue has been pointless before you suggest I try there, and she is not going to be adopted out to anywhere but San Antonio, or points north. We were supposed to take her north to Three Rivers Rest Stop for a lady from Kileen, TX. She is claimin' family emergency and can't take her tomorrow, she will call me as soon as she can....yeah phones gunna ring and if you can't take a dog and an emergency you might not have thought this through. Regardless, here's Ninja/Nene/Nina an Australian Shepherd(She is gunna be a good working dog for someone as she is eager to please).

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Told ya she's got smarts that cat would win!

Have you posted on the sister site Backyardherds.com. There maybe someone there that doesn’t have chickens & would like a cattle dog. Our dog is part heeler & we ended up having to use a shock collar to train her not to chase chickens. Only took 2 zaps. That was only after many weeks of training. I still can’t believe that I had to do that. Our Golden Retriever was trained to not chase chickens in one afternoon. I used voice commands only. She would let the chickens get on her back to scratch & peck thru her hair.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Have you posted on the sister site Backyardherds.com. There maybe someone there that doesn’t have chickens & would like a cattle dog. Our dog is part heeler & we ended up having to use a shock collar to train her not to chase chickens. Only took 2 zaps. That was only after many weeks of training. I still can’t believe that I had to do that. Our Golden Retriever was trained to not chase chickens in one afternoon. I used voice commands only. She would let the chickens get on her back to scratch & peck thru her hair.

Thank you for the backyardherd tip.I created an account and posted there as well. For head strong dogs a shock collar is a must until they respond to voice commands properly when they are beyond the 20 yard range from you. My Lab required it for off leash training as when I walked her at the Arroyo she would run through the brush and ignore me(she loves chasing down javalina). She is so good now that the police never ticket me for ignoring Texas' leash laws. My voice is her leash anyway.

 

[Flock In Texas]

That sounds like a great time! It's fun to hear stories of people visiting, we go hiking every Saturday in the Canyon and it's never boring!

We had a raccoon visit the campsite while we were in the tent. It walked by the tent wall right beside me and I hit it in the ribs with a backhand through the tent wall. It freaked out and we laughed for 10 minutes.

My youngest stepped about a foot from a rattler and it rattled his tail. He was hidden inside a bush on the edge of the trail.

The coyotes were hunting rabbits about 100 ft from our tent near the creek bed. They were in 2 groups. One group would make noise on one end and force them to the other group. They had mountains on one side of the creek bed and camp sites on the other side. The carnage sounded pretty wild. The coyotes are smart. They do the same thing in the pasture behind my back fence every night. We heard them get hold of a small dog recently.

The horned toad was sitting next to a large ant hill on the Lighthouse trail. I miss those.

 

[EquiSally]

Hi Texas. I know when people are searching for something specific in their area, I usually see BYC regulars recommending that they post it in their State Thread. However, my last post was deleted by whoever (or maybe whatever algorithm) is the BYC moderator; it was too much of a wanted add. Soooooo, not wanting to ruffle any feathers and trying to follow the rules ...
If there are any Texas Turken Meat Bird People out there, in the Waco area preferably (because Texas is so dang big) let me know what you may have. (My ad is in the buy sell trade section) I do travel South, to the Rockport area, somewhat regularly, as well.

 

[Pugsabi]

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie from Arlington Texas. Where would be the best place to get pullets this time of year? I'm leaning towards going to D & L up in Denton, but if there is a good place around I wouldn't mind checking it out. I've looked at a few places in my area(feed stores) and I wasn't too impressed with how they kept their birds so I'm willing to go further out of my way.

 

[TXchickmum]

We get all of ours from D&L in Denton. They are fabulous!

 

[Pugsabi]

We get all of ours from D&L in Denton. They are fabulous!

Thanks! I'm glad to hear that. It's about an hour away from me (which for Texas makes it in the neighborhood) but I was hoping someone had purchased from them before. Some of the feed stores closer to home were very dirty so I was worried about the health of the birds. Now I just have to wait until the coop gets here!

 

[TXchickmum]

They keep their birds very clean. -will give you a call when they get specific birds in that you're looking for, and let you pick out what you want. Most of our hens are 7 years old, and still very healthy! -highly recommend D & L!

 

[Hamiam]

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie from Arlington Texas. Where would be the best place to get pullets this time of year? I'm leaning towards going to D & L up in Denton, but if there is a good place around I wouldn't mind checking it out. I've looked at a few places in my area(feed stores) and I wasn't too impressed with how they kept their birds so I'm willing to go further out of my way.

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Kiki]

Anyone near Concan?
I'm wondering how the river is looking right now.