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Tim, thanks for sharing.
We haven't had chicks for quite a few years.
Every time we go to the farm store, my wife and daughter beat me up pretty bad about needing to get some. LOL
Tim, that looks like too much work for me !!
Dak, when you get chickens you will need a dog.
Get a puppy after you have your chickens started, then it will protect them and you can let them free range all they want
Tim, that looks like too much work for me !!
Dak, when you get chickens you will need a dog.
Get a puppy after you have your chickens started, then it will protect them and you can let them free range all they want
What type of dog? We were looking at KBD's... But that might not be the best breed. I haven't seen collie's up here.
Free range up here is tricky. Lots of things like to eat chickens. Bears and hawks and bald eagles. My neighbor raises pigeons - why I don't know - not like he eats them. But the hawks/eagles every once in a while sure have a good meal as several go missing at once. Also the owls get in on the action too. Ever year there is a story in the paper about an owl that takes a small dog out of an owner's HAND while they are holding them outside the house. That has to be scary... And they will attack humans too.. One reason to ALWAYS be armed. It aint always the 2 legged animal. Sometimes it is the 4-legged or winged ones that will get you too.
A KBD will chase a bear or a moose away. It is a hunting and fiesty breed. They don't get that big either. Sorta collie sized.. KBD = Karelian Bear Dog.