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Aug 17, 2020 8:24:01 GMT -6
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Post by tj on Aug 17, 2020 8:24:01 GMT -6
I stick my bullies in a dog crate within the run for a few days. With water and food. Really? Does that work? E wanted to put her in time out and pull a few of her feathers so she could see how it felt omg. But I didn’t think time out would work!
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Post by tj on Aug 17, 2020 8:25:02 GMT -6
Oh! And I may have some of this! Thanks!
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Post by ovenrack on Aug 17, 2020 8:31:28 GMT -6
I stick my bullies in a dog crate within the run for a few days. With water and food. Really? Does that work? E wanted to put her in time out and pull a few of her feathers so she could see how it felt omg. But I didn’t think time out would work! The shaming effect works for some! It worked for my Miss Cleo.
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Post by violajack on Aug 21, 2020 17:41:19 GMT -6
Look at the tail on that boy. Pretty sure that "pullet" is going to be our rooster. Thanks Rural King. BBC is confirmed hen though, she'll need a new name.
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Post by violajack on Aug 21, 2020 17:52:05 GMT -6
These sweet little quail make me so happy.
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Post by violajack on Aug 21, 2020 17:53:30 GMT -6
Look at that! Adorable little eggs. They just drop them wherever.
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Post by tj on Aug 22, 2020 11:09:27 GMT -6
Pullets!
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Post by niko8083 on Aug 22, 2020 12:22:12 GMT -6
Looks awfully cosy for the guy who initially said wasn’t going to have anything to do with the chickens. Men bring treats
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Post by violajack on Aug 22, 2020 15:03:18 GMT -6
You guys! We got our first chicken egg today! I think it's a little early, almost 20 weeks. It's a really oblong egg. First few eggs are supposed to be a bit small and funny shaped. I have nearly 50 quail eggs sitting on my counter and now I've got chicken eggs coming. My kids "don't like eggs" now, of course. I'm going to make pasta carbonara tonight, but that's only going to use up 15 of the quail eggs. Or the one chicken egg and 10 quail eggs. This is a lot of eggs. I need some egg recipes.
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Post by rugger on Aug 22, 2020 17:00:15 GMT -6
You guys! We got our first chicken egg today! I think it's a little early, almost 20 weeks. It's a really oblong egg. First few eggs are supposed to be a bit small and funny shaped. I have nearly 50 quail eggs sitting on my counter and now I've got chicken eggs coming. My kids "don't like eggs" now, of course. I'm going to make pasta carbonara tonight, but that's only going to use up 15 of the quail eggs. Or the one chicken egg and 10 quail eggs. This is a lot of eggs. I need some egg recipes. Challah bread. French toast. Egg drop soup. Deviled eggs. Egg salad. Homemade egg noodles.
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Post by violajack on Aug 28, 2020 13:55:47 GMT -6
Our second batch just hatched. 5 hatched yesterday and 11 more overnight. We even got to watch one come.out of the egg yesterday. Then I woke up to an incubator full of babies this morning. One of them managed to get her head, legs, and wings out and was walking around like a little quail snail.
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Aug 28, 2020 18:52:14 GMT -6
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Post by tj on Aug 28, 2020 18:52:14 GMT -6
Omg violajack! So cute! In less cute news, effing shyla killed 2 pullets. Sad!
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Post by rugger on Aug 28, 2020 18:55:47 GMT -6
Omg violajack! So cute! In less cute news, effing shyla killed 2 pullets. Sad! Oh no!
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Aug 28, 2020 19:00:37 GMT -6
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Post by tj on Aug 28, 2020 19:00:37 GMT -6
Omg violajack! So cute! In less cute news, effing shyla killed 2 pullets. Sad! Oh no! So rugger. Someone told me today that once a dog killed a bird, they would not stop. Please tell me that’s an old wives tale?
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Post by rugger on Aug 28, 2020 19:07:45 GMT -6
So rugger. Someone told me today that once a dog killed a bird, they would not stop. Please tell me that’s an old wives tale? Did your rooster try to stop her? Honestly, It's going to be very difficult to get her to stop. She's a predator, and she caught some prey. She is definitely going to try again. Lots of management. At this point, I would not allow her anywhere near the chickens. They need to be off-limits or she's just going to keep going after them.
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Post by tj on Aug 28, 2020 19:28:52 GMT -6
That is NOT what I wanted to hear rugger. Sigh. So these were the pullets that are still in the barn, no rooster Shyla has been in the run with the adult chickens and never tried to attack them. Mh was doing some work in the chick run, made a loud noise which scared the pullets, the pullets freaked out and made a lot of noise, and shyla just couldn’t control herself. She jumped in and got one. Mh corrected her and she dropped it, but another pullet jumper out and came right across her path. So as a bird hunting breed, I get it. But also. No!!!!
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Post by rugger on Aug 28, 2020 20:04:20 GMT -6
Well, tj you could certainly try having her outside the run and just walk her by on leash and watch her body language. You know her and you've seen her hunt, so it should be pretty clear if there's any sign of predatory interest. If she gets stiff, stares, or gets locked in, correct and redirect to a place cot (or dog run). If the place area is too close and she keeps watching with interest, she loses outside priveledges. Every time. You're not going to break her hunting capabilities by making the chickens off-limits. You and YH just have to be super diligent now with her when she's outside.
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Post by tj on Aug 28, 2020 20:19:56 GMT -6
Well, tj you could certainly try having her outside the run and just walk her by on leash and watch her body language. You know her and you've seen her hunt, so it should be pretty clear if there's any sign of predatory interest. If she gets stiff, stares, or gets locked in, correct and redirect to a place cot (or dog run). If the place area is too close and she keeps watching with interest, she loses outside priveledges. Every time. You're not going to break her hunting capabilities by making the chickens off-limits. You and YH just have to be super diligent now with her when she's outside. This is exactly what I needed! This is exactly how we have worked with her on things indoors. With the place board and the focus. But somehow I hadn’t thought to work her out there. Thank you friend!
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Post by rugger on Aug 28, 2020 20:26:04 GMT -6
Well, tj you could certainly try having her outside the run and just walk her by on leash and watch her body language. You know her and you've seen her hunt, so it should be pretty clear if there's any sign of predatory interest. If she gets stiff, stares, or gets locked in, correct and redirect to a place cot (or dog run). If the place area is too close and she keeps watching with interest, she loses outside priveledges. Every time. You're not going to break her hunting capabilities by making the chickens off-limits. You and YH just have to be super diligent now with her when she's outside. This is exactly what I needed! This is exactly how we have worked with her on things indoors. With the place board and the focus. But somehow I hadn’t thought to work her out there. Thank you friend!
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Post by violajack on Aug 29, 2020 18:38:37 GMT -6
Oh hey, rugger, while you're here.....I have a friend who needs to rehome a one year old Anatolian shepherd/great Pyrenees mix. The dog was raised around goats and children and is a working livestock guardian dog. It has not been exposed to chickens. How hard is the training to get them to see chickens as things to be guarded, if you know? Because, fuck, you guys, I came home and found a hawk standing over my probably-rooster Big Head. He was long gone, cold and stiff. All the hens were fine, hiding in the coop, or deep in bushes. But Big Head! Of all my chickens, Big Head! I knew this was the potential price of free ranging. Maybe we'll look into a covered run again. *sigh* RIP Big Head. You'll be welcomed into rooster heaven with honors. You went out keeping your ladies safe.
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Post by rugger on Aug 29, 2020 18:53:39 GMT -6
Oh hey, rugger, while you're here.....I have a friend who needs to rehome a one year old Anatolian shepherd/great Pyrenees mix. The dog was raised around goats and children and is a working livestock guardian dog. It has not been exposed to chickens. How hard is the training to get them to see chickens as things to be guarded, if you know? Because, fuck, you guys, I came home and found a hawk standing over my probably-rooster Big Head. He was long gone, cold and stiff. All the hens were fine, hiding in the coop, or deep in bushes. But Big Head! Of all my chickens, Big Head! I knew this was the potential price of free ranging. Maybe we'll look into a covered run again. *sigh* RIP Big Head. You'll be welcomed into rooster heaven with honors. You went out keeping your ladies safe. Hmm, not sure, honestly. If he was raised to guard livestock, there's a good potential that he'll naturally transition to guarding the chickens. They typically spend all day outside with their herd/flock. If you're on any chicken forums, I would bet someone on there has some something similar and you may be able to get real life experience info. Do you know why they need to re-home him? I'd make sure to ask about any "baggage" he may come with.
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Post by violajack on Aug 29, 2020 19:04:15 GMT -6
He fights with their other dog. It was getting better and then got worse again. They had two LGDs, but one got old and passed. They got him as a puppy specifically to work alongside the other dog, and bond him to the goats and kids. He is fine with the cats too, and is all around a very sweet dog. But just not with the other dog. I have no desire to ever have more than one dog, so he would get to be the only dog here, with plenty of space and livestock to guard, but smaller and birdier livestock than he was raised with. I've read mixed experience from the chicken forums. Some LGDs do fine with chickens, if they're raised with them. But others have reported casualties while trying to train rescues.
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Post by rugger on Aug 29, 2020 19:29:31 GMT -6
Could you have him over for a day to try it out with no expectations of taking him unless everything looks perfect?
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Post by violajack on Aug 29, 2020 19:32:21 GMT -6
Could you have him over for a day to try it out with no expectations of taking him unless everything looks perfect? I almost asked, but they're 2 hours away. I may follow up and see if she knows anyone down there with chickens to try the dog around. My husband is also not sure about the responsibility of a dog that big. But it's already an outside working dog and would live outside here. I think we have more talking to do.
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Post by violajack on Aug 30, 2020 10:57:08 GMT -6
In happy news, another hen laid her first egg today. Now we have two. And my kids decided they like fried eggs, so we finally ate through our backlog of eggs.
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Aug 30, 2020 12:15:31 GMT -6
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Post by niko8083 on Aug 30, 2020 12:15:31 GMT -6
We had our first egg today! Although, I found it in the coop on the floor in the corner instead of in a nesting box. The nesting boxes have had plastic eggs in them for a few weeks now, but of course she decided the floor would be a better spot. Oh well, first of many we hope!
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Post by violajack on Sept 4, 2020 11:40:30 GMT -6
I hear tapping at the back door, so I go to check. Its the Wyandottes, always the Wyandottes. Also, a third hen has started laying.
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Post by rugger on Sept 4, 2020 21:49:26 GMT -6
Our "small pet run" plans have been approved!
Goes that means we're gonna have chickens in the spring!
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Post by tj on Sept 4, 2020 22:25:05 GMT -6
I have a broody hen.
What do I do?
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Post by ovenrack on Sept 5, 2020 6:30:14 GMT -6
I have a broody hen. What do I do? Do you still have a rooster? Do you want baby chickens?
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