The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

[maddysmamaw]

I didn't really want anymore ducks, either. I love Duck Duck, our little adopted wood duck but she makes a mess of the flock's water dish. She has her own pool, and my garden pond but somehow that's not enough. I think she does it on purpose, just to irk her chicken sisters. Then last month a friend texted to ask if I wanted some duck eggs to hatch. A dozen are on day 17 in the incubator. oO(sigh)

Duck Duck

 

[BantyChooks]

I didn't really want anymore ducks, either. I love Duck Duck, our little adopted wood duck but she makes a mess of the flock's water dish. She has her own pool, and my garden pond but somehow that's not enough. I think she does it on purpose, just to irk her chicken sisters. Then last month a friend texted to ask if I wanted some duck eggs to hatch. A dozen are on day 17 in the incubator. oO(sigh)


Duck Duck

Adorable!

 

[CuzChickens]

Duck Duck is so cute!

 

[katsdar]

I don't mind it when it comes to the chickens BUT when it involves the PUPPIES, I have to say that we can NOT keep them ALL.
(We have a litter of 7 Caucasian Ovcharka that will be 6 weeks old on Saturday.)

This was a week or so ago. They're about 12 pounds each right now, except for the runt girl, she's about 5 1/2 pounds.

Had to look it up, wow beautiful and what does a baby like this cost?

 

[CuzChickens]

Had to look it up, wow beautiful and what does a baby like this cost?

I was wondering the same thing. Can they be LGD's?

 

[katsdar]

I was wondering the same thing. Can they be LGD's?

LGD's ?

 

[I Love Layers]

LGD's ?

Livestock guardian dog

 

[CuzChickens]

Livestock guardian dog

Yep.

 

[katsdar]

Livestock guardian dog

according to the info I read yep
As already noted, the Caucasian and Central Asian Ovcharkas were bred to protect the livestock from large predators, often with no man's assistance, rather than to herd the flocks under the supervision of the shepherd. (Read this real-life story!) This work made them very intelligent (as it comes to problem solving and making decisions) and, at the same time, very independent and strong-willed; they (esp., the Caucasians) are not easily trained for obedience. Typical of these two breeds is a somewhat low activity level with an ability to instantly "explode" in the minutes of danger. Such a dog can look like a large phlegmatic lazybones to an intruder, until he comes too close to the dog and it's too late to run away. This interesting feature stems from the fact that more active dogs with higher "energy consumption rate" would not have survived in the conditions of the harsh weather, hard work and scarce feeding, under which these breeds developed.
The East European Ovcharka's personality originates from its past as a herding dog: it is very intelligent, obedient and easily trained. As a guard dog, it can display its fine reflexes, lightning-quick attack and an ability to differentiate between "good" and "bad" guys.
The South Russian Ovcharka's personality combines the features of both a livestock guardian, and a herding dog. The experts say that South Russians are similar to Dobermans not only in their build, but also in the temperament: it is very intelligent, energetic and impetuous. Being more submissive to its master than the Caucasian and Central Asian Ovcharkas, the South Russians still sometimes display too high aggressiveness toward other animals and people, which the owner should be prepared to deal with.
http://www.rassokhin.com/personal/Dogs/#Behavior

 

[katsdar]

Too bad I didn't know about this when my friend was trying to find him a dog, but he has one of those Belgian German Sheppard coming