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[Jordann]

Thank you Trav .... Calvin (the Hound) is really good about not chasing things when I'm around, so if I leave and the chicks get to stay out while I'm gone, Calvin may just have to be chained. The Rott/Lab/German Shepherd/????????? Mix I am not worried about at all .... This morning the poor guy had the baby picking food kibbles out of his bowl and once I got her away, the cat started sharing food with him.

I love the idea of a citronella collar!! LOL

I have a shock collar that I will be implementing (with Calvin) once I see how he does with me being outside with the chickens. Maybe I can use the beep for the roo? (totally kidding!!)

Well, I just called the police department and "was looking to move into town" .... Roos aren't allowed in residential areas, but I'm hoping since we aren't really in a residential area, but kind of back up to one, that we will be able to get around that rule .... We're on a 1/2 acre and the clerk was saying you had to have at least that to have a roo, so fingers crossed we can get around it! People at the end of our road have chickens and a rooster, so it looks like I'll be dropping in on them to see if they went the legal way, or are being sneaky petes about it.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Sweetlilbaby, my dog is a little on the hyper side still, too. He is two in November and has all that puppy energy. But he is very smart and listens well (except for "down"!). We are hoping with work, he'll be a great chicken herder!

He looks a lot like FlyRobinFly's puppy on her profile picture, he's a poodle/golden retriever and Australian shepherd mix. He has some great traits!

My big dog was raised from a puppy around chickens and couldn't care less about them being around. But Oscar just turned 2. He is so hyper. He's Australian cattle dog/rottie/wiener dog. it took a lot to teach him not to use his mouth to herd them. And not to attack if they run. That was a hard one. It's why i used a vibration collar. if he didn't listen i'd vibrate him and he'd run to me.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

Hi Everyone I'm very, very far behind here, so many posts in the last week or so!

I wanted to let you all know how well Miss Frodo is doing She has been sleeping in the coop and hanging out with the birds all day.

Then I couldn't find her on Thursday...looked EVERYWHERE! Finally found her in...the BROODY COOP!

She is feeling so great that she wants some babies!

So - does anyone in the area have 4 to 6 fertile bantam eggs to purchase? I'd really love to get some more belgians or japanese, but am not terribly picky!

(They do need to be bantam though, I don't want her to have chicks that are larger than her in a few weeks!)

Thanks in advance!

wow so busy! Bantam hatching eggs, anyone? Or know of good breeders in this area?

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: What breed of bantam ???

 

[FirewifeJess]

I'm outside right now with the chickens and kids So great today!!!
Lucy in the nest box :

She's a grumpy fluff ball!

Ethel, her sister, enjoying a pot of dirt

And my lap

Jeanine getting water from the creek to take to the garden and make mud

John is over in the garden with some chickens scratching up dirt

 

[FirewifeJess]

Poor Laya is molting so bad right now. Most of her head and half her neck under the top feathers are bald!

 

[FirewifeJess]

3 wet filthy kids...I love it!!

 

[Jordann]

Looks fun Jess! We have nice sunny weather here too! Perfect weather to scoop dog poop.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

Quote: What breed of bantam ???

I'd love to get some japanese or d'anvers, but really the main thing is to make Miss Frodo happy!

Has anyone here had a bantam go broody? How many eggs can they fit? I was thinking four or so?

 

[Sudsy Chick]

3 wet filthy kids...I love it!!

so cute!