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[Chickielady]

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How interesting !
Thanks so much for all the info- and I do love the GS, and DH raised and showed Dobies throughout Calif, and was based in the bay area I would say from the 70's to the 80's.
My Sam was like that I had her in the huge chicken yard, actually about 1/2 acre, where she patroled the chickens, and rabbit pen area 24/7 except when she went 'bye bye' with us, or walkies daily with us.

 

[Chickielady]

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HA! That can be so true !

I thought Kala was a heeler, I would love to see a photo of all veryone's dogs !

 

[Chickielady]

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Pepper is an Australian Cattle dog, also known as a Blue Heeler for the way they nip at the heels of cattle and sheep...she is beautiful !

Just a bit of FYI: "heelers" as they are sometimes called (Australian Cattle dog) can sometimes have attitude problems. Make sure to buy from a reputible breeder and meet mom and dad dog, if you can, and get to know their personalities. I am not a big fan of heelers some of them I have known can be really aggressive....but I must say that my neighbors have the nicest little red heeler I have ever met...she is such a sweet heart. Just really check them out first. I have heard good things about Bouvier DesFlandres , but I have never met one. I live in Aussie (australian shepard) or heeler (austrailian cattle dog) or boarder collie country (cow country. Remember that these breeds are meant to work. They will get in trouble if they get board, they want to have a purpose.

I have heard that very same thing, and so think these working herd dogs may not be such a good idea for us.
I am thinking the big lumbering guardian dogs would be much better for our weather and situation, and age.
Like the Kuvas (sp?) the St Bernard, the Great Pyranese, or the Newfoundland~

 

[Chickielady]

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There is 2 problems here that I can see, hope you have an incubator ready, cuz guineas take 28 days to hatch, and chickens only 21, and we have seen some hatch at 20 days or less, so you may have your broody hatch out a few chicks and then abandon the nest with the guines eggs and any slow pips left behind.
I am doing guinea and turkey eggs together, hopefully that works.
So I would get my bator ready, and go sneak the guinea eggs from under her, wrap in a warm towel and stick them in the bator.
And watch to make sure she does not take off with a few chicks that hatch, and abandon the eggs left, you can stick the abandoned eggs in the bator, too, and hopefully they do not get too cold if she does abandon the rest, Good Luck !!!
And thanks for so much info from you about the different dog breeds !

 

[Zgoatlady]

Chickielady
So what would you like to know about our Great Pry.. She was 3 when we got her and hadnt been around goats or chickens before.
So we kept her in her area and when we went out side to the goats we would walk her around the yard on a leash, than we figured at one point to let her go and the problem we had was she wanted to play with the goats like hay can you chase me she would look at them and it was so cute. But we worked with here for a few months than let her go in and she did very well. Have to say one day I did come home to a Buff Orp with not tail feathers, so I took her over to the feathers and said NO NO and she never went after a chicken.
She is our sweet girl, she loves the snow and rain, it just kills me to see her standing in it but she's rather do that than go in her house.
I love to watch her she sits where she can see the whole herd or at least most of the herd. I have tried to bring her in the house and she wants her goats more than to be in the house, plus its so hot in here for her.. They are wonderful dogs but they are not the dogs of the house kind, she loves us but loves her herd more. The only thing is they bark, she starts it at about 9:30 or so and talks to other dogs in the distance, Im sure they are tell each other all is well or hay something is out there. She has told us goats are kidding with a bark that Ive only heard twice from her.
She was a show dog before we got her and I feel we have given her the life she always wanted to be a leader of her herd.

So does anyone want a hen and roo banty Welsummer? I have the pair they are a few months old and I need them gone..

LaSombra
So where do you live? And thats GREAT.. Husband is going to kill me

 

[crazychickenluver]

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There is 2 problems here that I can see, hope you have an incubator ready, cuz guineas take 28 days to hatch, and chickens only 21, and we have seen some hatch at 20 days or less, so you may have your broody hatch out a few chicks and then abandon the nest with the guines eggs and any slow pips left behind.
I am doing guinea and turkey eggs together, hopefully that works.
So I would get my bator ready, and go sneak the guinea eggs from under her, wrap in a warm towel and stick them in the bator.
And watch to make sure she does not take off with a few chicks that hatch, and abandon the eggs left, you can stick the abandoned eggs in the bator, too, and hopefully they do not get too cold if she does abandon the rest, Good Luck !!!
And thanks for so much info from you about the different dog breeds !

Thanks for the advice, I did not know the guineas took longer

the second problem is that I do not have a bator

been looking forever for one and have not found one. And cannot afford the store one just yet. I hope my babies make it, now I am really depressed I really do not want to lose the guinea babies. Well lets all hope for the best for the babies and maybe they will make it. Any suggestions on how I can rig together a bator????

 

[crazychickenluver]

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How interesting !
Thanks so much for all the info- and I do love the GS, and DH raised and showed Dobies throughout Calif, and was based in the bay area I would say from the 70's to the 80's.
My Sam was like that I had her in the huge chicken yard, actually about 1/2 acre, where she patroled the chickens, and rabbit pen area 24/7 except when she went 'bye bye' with us, or walkies daily with us.

Well tell you DH hi from a fellow dog show brat

it is really a small world. No problem about the breeds of dogs anytime...like I said I may know a good breeder for whatever you choose I would love to help of I can. I will have to post a pic of my GS he is defiently my baby.

 

[LaSombra]

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I'm in Mossyrock... East of Chehalis/Centralia, close to Morton, if you know where that is.

 

[Chickaholic]

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JessicaRabbit might be interested in the hen and roo, she has been looking for those, How much??

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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There is 2 problems here that I can see, hope you have an incubator ready, cuz guineas take 28 days to hatch, and chickens only 21, and we have seen some hatch at 20 days or less, so you may have your broody hatch out a few chicks and then abandon the nest with the guines eggs and any slow pips left behind.
I am doing guinea and turkey eggs together, hopefully that works.
So I would get my bator ready, and go sneak the guinea eggs from under her, wrap in a warm towel and stick them in the bator.
And watch to make sure she does not take off with a few chicks that hatch, and abandon the eggs left, you can stick the abandoned eggs in the bator, too, and hopefully they do not get too cold if she does abandon the rest, Good Luck !!!
And thanks for so much info from you about the different dog breeds !

Thanks for the advice, I did not know the guineas took longer

the second problem is that I do not have a bator

been looking forever for one and have not found one. And cannot afford the store one just yet. I hope my babies make it, now I am really depressed I really do not want to lose the guinea babies. Well lets all hope for the best for the babies and maybe they will make it. Any suggestions on how I can rig together a bator????

A quick jot on guineas...I know nothing about them and incubators - sorry - but I know people who have them and the GUINEAS are GREAT watch dogs. Wow they can have attitude. Is it true they will eat snakes? Or is that an ole' wive tale?