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[Rudies Roost]

Ooops...BYC doesn't like the generic sex of my female dog...you know what I'm trying to say!!!!

 

[KirstieJG]

haha I have no idea if itb works but I get my two teenage sons to pee (lots of testosterone) along the fence now and again. They think its hilarious but so far I have no losses to foxes. My electric fence is fantastic too. I just have to make sure it is turned off before the boys pee!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Thank you for your response. ..we are gutted about our hen passing, why is it the loveliest ones that give in? The poor love was only 15 months old, just having her first moult, we have no idea what happened, I usually always get them to the vet in time but this one unfortunately, I failed. Our pointer dog is a ***** so the pee mustn't be effective. She scours and clears the garden at night, but the birds are locked up and safe then, it's just the occasional day foxes that worry me if she doesn't spot the quickly enough, we have a fair bit of land she has to cover. I'm lucky though, the dog is fantastic with the chucks & ducks.

It seems that it was very quick when she passed, don't beat yourself up about not getting to the very intime Some do just go very quickly and with out warning. They are good at hiding symptoms, it's natures way as the weakest are most vulnerable. Your right it's always the nice ones that pass.
Yes I believe it has to male urine to deter them so your female dog may not have the same affect. She sounds lovely doing a clear of the garden on a night. After my fox attack mine are locked and bolted in their coops on a night that are inside a covered locked run. After the attack I went security mad!! I'm lucky too that the dogs get on with the chickens. I had to rehome my quail though as one of the dogs killed one and was doing all she could to get the others. I think it was because they had a game smell to them.

Ooops...BYC doesn't like the generic sex of my female dog...you know what I'm trying to say!!!!

I do

haha  I have no idea if itb works but I get my two teenage sons to pee (lots of testosterone) along the fence now and again.  They think its hilarious but so far I have no losses to foxes.  My electric fence is fantastic too.  I just have to make sure it is turned off before the boys pee! 

Ooh imagine that, ouch!!

 

[Rudies Roost]

haha  I have no idea if itb works but I get my two teenage sons to pee (lots of testosterone) along the fence now and again.  They think its hilarious but so far I have no losses to foxes.  My electric fence is fantastic too.  I just have to make sure it is turned off before the boys pee! 

An electric fence is hopefully my next purchase but as I've got a large area to cover, it's going to be a very expensive purchase. Mine free range all day so I do worry for them, we're lucky that we inherited an old turkey breeding shed that was here from previous owners (along with dog kennels and various other out buildings), its fab, on a concrete base and like Fort Knox to get in to so the feathered ones are very safe at night...phew!

 

[Rudies Roost]

It seems that it was very quick when she passed, don't beat yourself up about not getting to the very intime Some do just go very quickly and with out warning. They are good at hiding symptoms, it's natures way as the weakest are most vulnerable. Your right it's always the nice ones that pass.
Yes I believe it has to male urine to deter them so your female dog may not have the same affect. She sounds lovely doing a clear of the garden on a night. After my fox attack mine are locked and bolted in their coops on a night that are inside a covered locked run. After the attack I went security mad!! I'm lucky too that the dogs get on with the chickens. I had to rehome my quail though as one of the dogs killed one and was doing all she could to get the others. I think it was because they had a game smell to them.
I do
Ooh imagine that, ouch!!

Thank you again Yorkshire Coop for your kind words. I do miss her, she was always popping into my kitchen to see what bits she could get off the floor so it's been quiet today without her...still there are many others that come to visit us to see what they can find!

 

[GGBEAR]

Yeah my hubby does go and have a pee round the coop and because of what happened before I'm so paranoid I leave my dog

out with them at all times unless its raining

I hoping its less likely to come round during the day as I've got high fences and to get in to my garden

it would have to go through several peoples gardens to get to mine and there's to many people about but at night its a different matter in just glad my hubby has built me a virtually impenetrable coop.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

How is everyone? All good I hope? Hope everyone is getting their birds locked away earlier with the nights drawing in now. Don't give those foxes any chances!!

Not looking forward to the clocks changing and it being dark for 5pm

 

[GGBEAR]

@Yorkshirecoop hi hun can you have a look at this post ive created and give me your opinion
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1023753/is-she-ill#post_15889525

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

As she is acting normal I would not be too worried. They do sneeze sometimes just like us. Does it sound like she is chesty when she is breathing? What bedding do you use in your coop? Could be something dust related. Do you have plenty of ventilation in your coop?

 

[GGBEAR]

Thanks for replying she does not not sound chesty when breathing as far as I can tell every now and then she sounds a little croaky when she starts shouting I'm pretty confident the coop has enough ventilation bedding wise is what I've always used since having chickens wood shavings and straw in bed area nest boxes lined with newspaper

then a thick layer of woods shavings then a load of straw. Downstairs is on the floor sand and loads of straw the duck hut is at the far end of the coop and the chickens don't really go in there and vice versa for the ducks I poo pick every couple of days so bedding area is pretty clean and same at bottom the sand is good as it absorbs most of the moisture from their poos makes it easier to clean and they love it for dust bathing in and eating the grit.
Sand was recommended by someone on here when I first started keeping chickens.