tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post5150471903970875190..comments2023-10-17T08:33:25.864-04:00Comments on small farm girl: Around the Farmsmall farm girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-9564620028440018822013-01-31T16:54:26.560-05:002013-01-31T16:54:26.560-05:00I have to keep my chickens in their run all the ti...I have to keep my chickens in their run all the time so our dog doesn't get them. If they get out, he figures they are fair game. It works for us.<br />Glad to see you back writing! :)Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-74050328822121435222013-01-31T16:23:47.696-05:002013-01-31T16:23:47.696-05:00Andrea, I've thought of that. But, right now I...Andrea, I've thought of that. But, right now I don't have a brooder up yet. We have a hatchery around here too. I just figure that it would still be later on in the year before I get eggs. :( Oh well.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-52540215774763808942013-01-31T13:38:10.955-05:002013-01-31T13:38:10.955-05:00Why don't you order some chicks through the ma...Why don't you order some chicks through the mail? You can get them sexed and everything, and they really aren't that expensive. We get ours through Ideal Poultry, and they've been great.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ideal-poultry.com/" rel="nofollow">Ideal Poultry</a><br /><br />Andreahttp://www.sherrillfarmstx.com/scrapsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-23203093124097245842013-01-31T11:40:46.336-05:002013-01-31T11:40:46.336-05:00NancyDe, I didn't want to say it, but that'...NancyDe, I didn't want to say it, but that's what I did. I just didn't want to put the image of me out there with rubber boots up to my knees, an over sized coat flapping in the wind, and my pajama pants beating a dead chicken against a giant dog. lol!!!!!But, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.<br /><br />Carolyn, I'm glad I'm blogging again too. And yes, I know how it goes. lolsmall farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-85266341881981421442013-01-30T17:38:16.071-05:002013-01-30T17:38:16.071-05:00Glad to see you blogging again! Sorry to hear abo...Glad to see you blogging again! Sorry to hear about your chickens. Some dogs just don't get it. We've got a new puppy and we're lucky that he doesn't seem to be that interested in the chickens. But if he starts, we're putting on the shock collar and zap him until he gets it. Can't afford to keep losing chickens, especially to one of our own critters. Hope your goats give you a break and kid when it warms up a bit. But you know how that goes :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-8150107173831072292013-01-30T17:01:06.265-05:002013-01-30T17:01:06.265-05:00I know that it sounds awful, but I can tell you ho...I know that it sounds awful, but I can tell you how I cured my dogs of this habit - for chickens, anyway. They killed two whole flocks of chickens, to the point of digging into the coop, but the second time, I took my farrier's advice and smacked the dogs with the dead chickens while they were on a leash - it doesn't hurt them, because chickens aren't very sturdy - but it got the point across. <br /><br />My chickens can walk ON the dogs and the dogs do not react. The sheep are another matter - we've had trouble with that, and you can't smack a dog with a sheep it has killed. NancyDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565369052850975336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-56453328767922288042013-01-30T16:05:32.683-05:002013-01-30T16:05:32.683-05:00Sorry about your chickens.
We had a dog get ours ...Sorry about your chickens.<br /> We had a dog get ours once, but we got a shock collar and then used it when the hens were out and set the dog up. He fell for it and we shocked him with the collar when he went after the hens, and he never did again. <br />Just a thought.SweetLand Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597550653388046385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-19638126709951508362013-01-30T14:23:35.932-05:002013-01-30T14:23:35.932-05:00Sad story: My dad had to shoot his boyhood dog (a ...Sad story: My dad had to shoot his boyhood dog (a beautiful Samoyed) and our cousin's year-old puppy because they would *NOT* stop chasing (and killing) the chickens... going so far as to figure out how to dig into the chicken house.<br /><br />Once they get the thrill, they're not likely to stop. :( Good luck on this.Meadowlarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208672418814503032noreply@blogger.com