The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[speney]

Just an update my cousin came over and shot one of the coyotes he hit one for sure but probably didn't kill it there was just a little blood. The next day he had to work and guess what the were back it looks like we are just going to have to keep up the fight till they are good and gone.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I know some folks that had the yotes like that...very bold and going right into their barn at night and sometimes during the day like they owned the place.

They finally decided that they had to stake out at night and shoot the alpha. They just hung in the loft until they came in. Took out the alpha and never had another visit. Perhaps a night-time stake-out is in order. Especially if you have a pack.

 

[hellbender]

Just an update my cousin came over and shot one of the coyotes he hit one for sure but probably didn't kill it there was just a little blood. The next day he had to work and guess what the were back it looks like we are just going to have to keep up the fight till they are good and gone.

They aren't that brazen around here.

I intend to breed my Ovcharka to her best son in the spring. (won't do you any good now, I know) but I will gladly give you one if you wish. If I'm not here, my son will honor my promise, perhaps even deliver a young pup to you...provided you are willing to learn about the breed, be able to care for a pup and the grown adult and be able to contain it.

They are very easy dogs to deal with, one-on-one but it has to be raised around the chickens but not necessarily in the coop but given access when very young, even if it does mean caged in the coop while you are at work.

RON

 

[speney]

They aren't that brazen around here.  

I intend to breed my Ovcharka to her best son in the spring. (won't do you any good now, I know) but I will gladly give you one if you wish.  If I'm not here, my son will honor my promise, perhaps even deliver a young pup to you...provided you are willing to learn about the breed, be able to care for a pup and the grown adult and be able to contain it.

They are very easy dogs to deal with, one-on-one but it has to be raised around the chickens but not necessarily in the coop but given access when very young, even if it does mean caged in the coop while you are at work.

RON

I would love that I love my Shepard but he is old know he was three when he came to me used abused and discarded he had cigarette burns and a knife wound when he came to me but bc of his life before I can't trust him to stay w my chickens they were his only source of food before he came to me he does ok when I am out w him or when I have the chickens locked in for the night but I know better he still looks at them like food. I would love to have a pup to be a true guard dog with my flock. I want to raise it with my chickens I was actually going to start looking next spring. I will be looking up ovckarkas tonight and thank you for the offer you are very generous

 

[speney]

They aren't that brazen around here.  

I intend to breed my Ovcharka to her best son in the spring. (won't do you any good now, I know) but I will gladly give you one if you wish.  If I'm not here, my son will honor my promise, perhaps even deliver a young pup to you...provided you are willing to learn about the breed, be able to care for a pup and the grown adult and be able to contain it.

They are very easy dogs to deal with, one-on-one but it has to be raised around the chickens but not necessarily in the coop but given access when very young, even if it does mean caged in the coop while you are at work.

RON

also the quote about you not being here I hope you are well and everything is ok with you

 

[Leahs Mom]

Yah, @hellbender .... you have some explaining to do..

 

[slordaz]

all dogs if they are worked with are good, we have a boxer that is well trained and he helps watch over the flock, but he saw them when they were 2 days old in a brooding pen too. He was like a worried momma, checking on them every 5-10 minutes as he knew they couldn't get out and when they were moved outside and free ranging he still does his perimeter checks to make sure they are ok , and helps herd them in at night. If you want a good dog work with them so they know what you want out of them. sure he's not gonna go up against a big predator but he keeps the small ones away and alerts us that the gun is needed if there is a big predator.

Sorry haven't been on much, been really busy at the farm hope everyone is doing well.

 

[hellbender]

all dogs if they are worked with are good, we have a boxer that is well trained and he helps watch over the flock, but he saw them when they were 2 days old in a brooding pen too. He was like a worried momma, checking on them every 5-10 minutes as he knew they couldn't get out and when they were moved outside and free ranging he still does his perimeter checks to make sure they are ok , and helps herd them in at night. If you want a good dog work with them so they know what you want out of them. sure he's not gonna go up against a big predator but he keeps the small ones away and alerts us that the gun is needed if there is a big predator.

Sorry haven't been on much, been really busy at the farm hope everyone is doing well.

I know a bit about Boxers...one of the great breeds. If your dog wouldn't jump on just about any sided predator, the breed has changed much since I was around them.

The ones I knew would jump the devil himself, even if death was a certainty.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My current boxer has a high prey drive, love the breed, she unfortunately mangled a few chickens and killed one chicken, and a young turkey hen, I was going through chemo during that first year and couldn't work with her the way I wanted to, I resorted to a shock collar, put it on her and took her to the hurt chicken, shocked her twice, had to do this twice, now she runs from crying chickens, but I still keep an eye on her. It's such a fast and muscular breed.

 

[EastNashChick]

all dogs if they are worked with are good, we have a boxer that is well trained and he helps watch over the flock, but he saw them when they were 2 days old in a brooding pen too. He was like a worried momma, checking on them every 5-10 minutes as he knew they couldn't get out and when they were moved  outside and free ranging he still does his perimeter checks to make sure they are ok , and helps herd them in at night. If you want a good dog work with them so they know what you want out of them. sure he's not gonna go up against a big predator but he keeps the small ones away and alerts us that the gun is needed if there is a big predator.

Sorry haven't been on much, been really busy at the farm hope everyone is doing well.

I have a boxer. She took to them really easily and is very gentle with them, but I can't seem to get her to protect them. Well, she protects them from squirrels but that's about it.