What's a gsd?
I want to get some sebastopols and was hoping they'd be protection. But I want them regardless.
I only have to worry about flying preds, the occasioinal coon, and our own cat. Hopefully the cat will not be a problem once the chicks are fully grown. But right now I don't like the interest he has shown and he is a hunter.
I love the great pyrs and the photos above are adorable. We already have two pet dogs, a lab and a golden. They stay inside at night and during the day they mostly hang our wherever I am. If we're not home, they stay inside.
What other dog breeds are good guardians? Could I just get one dog? I would want it to stay outside all the time. Would it sleep inside the coop? Or would I get a doghouse to put in the run?
Our property is fully fenced with another smaller fenced area (about 1 acre in size) that is woods and lawn where I want to let the chickens (and geese) free range.
Boy, getting those pups for $50 was an amazing buy! Esp since they are already used to birds.
One more question, if I fed the dog outside in the coop, would the chickens leave the dog food alone? I guess if he was eating it, they'd leave him alone. We feed our dogs the bones/raw food diet and they wolf it down as soon as we put the bowl in front of them.
I want to get some sebastopols and was hoping they'd be protection. But I want them regardless.
I only have to worry about flying preds, the occasioinal coon, and our own cat. Hopefully the cat will not be a problem once the chicks are fully grown. But right now I don't like the interest he has shown and he is a hunter.
I love the great pyrs and the photos above are adorable. We already have two pet dogs, a lab and a golden. They stay inside at night and during the day they mostly hang our wherever I am. If we're not home, they stay inside.
What other dog breeds are good guardians? Could I just get one dog? I would want it to stay outside all the time. Would it sleep inside the coop? Or would I get a doghouse to put in the run?
Our property is fully fenced with another smaller fenced area (about 1 acre in size) that is woods and lawn where I want to let the chickens (and geese) free range.
Boy, getting those pups for $50 was an amazing buy! Esp since they are already used to birds.
One more question, if I fed the dog outside in the coop, would the chickens leave the dog food alone? I guess if he was eating it, they'd leave him alone. We feed our dogs the bones/raw food diet and they wolf it down as soon as we put the bowl in front of them.