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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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On Jun 28, 10:44 am, h...@nospam.org wrote:
[quote]A dachshund. Always hated those little sh**s. This dingbat was
walking her dog and let him run off leash sniffing around my chicken
pen. The thing found a loose spot under the wire and went in and
followed them right into the coop. Mauled two of them. A young
rooster got chewed up behind one wing. His back looks kinda bloody. A
young hen was laying on her side, looking alert but unable to walk.
These are Rhode Island reds, about 5-6 weeks old. Do I need to kill
the injured ones or can I give them awhile to see if they recover?
Hal
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Yeah, Hal, I know what you mean. A lot of those small dogs were bred
to be (the general term for them) "ratters". But that in no means
justifies what the dog did your chickens. I hope you prevailed on
your neighbour to pay for the dead fowl and/or called animal control
to have that killer dog put out of its misery before it causes even
more to many of God>s most noble creatures, the chicken. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:26:14 -0700 (PDT), graverobber_69@yahoo.com
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[quote]On Jun 28, 10:44 am, h...@nospam.org wrote:
A dachshund. Always hated those little sh**s. This dingbat was
walking her dog and let him run off leash sniffing around my chicken
pen. The thing found a loose spot under the wire and went in and
followed them right into the coop. Mauled two of them. A young
rooster got chewed up behind one wing. His back looks kinda bloody. A
young hen was laying on her side, looking alert but unable to walk.
These are Rhode Island reds, about 5-6 weeks old. Do I need to kill
the injured ones or can I give them awhile to see if they recover?
Hal
Yeah, Hal, I know what you mean. A lot of those small dogs were bred
to be (the general term for them) "ratters". But that in no means
justifies what the dog did your chickens. I hope you prevailed on
your neighbour to pay for the dead fowl and/or called animal control
to have that killer dog put out of its misery before it causes even
more to many of God>s most noble creatures, the chicken.
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nah, it wasn>t the dog>s fault. It was just doing what dogs do. It
was my fault really. I did not have my pen all secured yet. The
chickens are a new project for me, and I am still finishing up the
coop and pen and did not have the bottom of the fence secured all the
way around and it went under the chicken wire. I was a bit upset with
the dingbat neighbor but she felt so bad and apologized so many times
that I couldn>t really blame her.
the rooster survived. He seems to be doing fine. I have 3 and I
can>t even tell which one was chewed up. The hen was not able to walk
after about 3 days I put her down as she didn>t seem to be recovering.
So now I>m down to 20 hens and 3 roosters. Contemplating taking 2 of
the roosters for dinner sometime soon.
Hal |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:41:41 -0600, hal wrote:
[quote]On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:26:14 -0700 (PDT), graverobber_69@yahoo.com
wrote:
On Jun 28, 10:44Â am, h...@nospam.org wrote:
A dachshund. Â Always hated those little sh**s. Â This dingbat was
walking her dog and let him run off leash sniffing around my chicken
pen. Â The thing found a loose spot under the wire and went in and
followed them right into the coop. Â Mauled two of them. Â A young
rooster got chewed up behind one wing. Â His back looks kinda bloody. A
young hen was laying on her side, looking alert but unable to walk.
These are Rhode Island reds, about 5-6 weeks old. Â Do I need to kill
the injured ones or can I give them awhile to see if they recover?
Hal
Yeah, Hal, I know what you mean. A lot of those small dogs were bred to
be (the general term for them) "ratters". But that in no means
justifies what the dog did your chickens. I hope you prevailed on your
neighbour to pay for the dead fowl and/or called animal control to have
that killer dog put out of its misery before it causes even more to many
of God>s most noble creatures, the chicken.
nah, it wasn>t the dog>s fault. It was just doing what dogs do. It was
my fault really. I did not have my pen all secured yet. The chickens
are a new project for me, and I am still finishing up the coop and pen
and did not have the bottom of the fence secured all the way around and
it went under the chicken wire. I was a bit upset with the dingbat
neighbor but she felt so bad and apologized so many times that I
couldn>t really blame her.
the rooster survived. He seems to be doing fine. I have 3 and I can>t
even tell which one was chewed up. The hen was not able to walk after
about 3 days I put her down as she didn>t seem to be recovering. So now
I>m down to 20 hens and 3 roosters. Contemplating taking 2 of the
roosters for dinner sometime soon.
Hal
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WOW, I have always tried to keep an 8:1 ratio of hens to roosters. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:48 -0500, Gordie <gordy@nolalu.on.ca> wrote:
[quote]the rooster survived. He seems to be doing fine. I have 3 and I can>t
even tell which one was chewed up. The hen was not able to walk after
about 3 days I put her down as she didn>t seem to be recovering. So now
I>m down to 20 hens and 3 roosters. Contemplating taking 2 of the
roosters for dinner sometime soon.
Hal
WOW, I have always tried to keep an 8:1 ratio of hens to roosters.
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is that standard practice? I>m new at this, of course, and I had
always heard you didn>t want more than one rooster because they would
fight. I don>t have facilities to keep them separated yet, so was
planning on keeping only one but would keep all three if I thought
they would get along ok.
Hal |
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Jill
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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hal@nospam.org wrote:
[quote]On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:48 -0500, Gordie <gordy@nolalu.on.ca> wrote:
the rooster survived. He seems to be doing fine. I have 3 and I
can>t even tell which one was chewed up. The hen was not able to
walk after about 3 days I put her down as she didn>t seem to be
recovering. So now I>m down to 20 hens and 3 roosters.
Contemplating taking 2 of the roosters for dinner sometime soon.
Hal
WOW, I have always tried to keep an 8:1 ratio of hens to roosters.
is that standard practice? I>m new at this, of course, and I had
always heard you didn>t want more than one rooster because they would
fight. I don>t have facilities to keep them separated yet, so was
planning on keeping only one but would keep all three if I thought
they would get along ok.
[/quote]
We have managed to more than one cockerel together with our breeds, but some
individuals have not taken to it so have gone on to sole male homes.
Its something that either works or doesn>t depending on each bird.
One male to 20 should still be fine, you might have a little lessening in
overall fertility across the flock.
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regards
Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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Jill wrote:
[quote]hal@nospam.org wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:48 -0500, Gordie <gordy@nolalu.on.ca> wrote:
the rooster survived. He seems to be doing fine. I have 3 and I
can>t even tell which one was chewed up. The hen was not able to
walk after about 3 days I put her down as she didn>t seem to be
recovering. So now I>m down to 20 hens and 3 roosters.
Contemplating taking 2 of the roosters for dinner sometime soon.
Hal
WOW, I have always tried to keep an 8:1 ratio of hens to roosters.
is that standard practice? I>m new at this, of course, and I had
always heard you didn>t want more than one rooster because they would
fight. I don>t have facilities to keep them separated yet, so was
planning on keeping only one but would keep all three if I thought
they would get along ok.
We have managed to more than one cockerel together with our breeds, but
some individuals have not taken to it so have gone on to sole male homes.
Its something that either works or doesn>t depending on each bird.
One male to 20 should still be fine, you might have a little lessening
in overall fertility across the flock.
I was able to give away a beautiful rooster to a man who didn>t want him[/quote]
for breeding but because, he said, the eggs last longer when they are
fertilized. Is that true? I sure wasn>t arguing! Lovely man with a
lovely attitude to chooks, gardening, environment - I knew my pretty boy
would have a good life. But I>m curious, do the eggs REALLY store longer?
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens |
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A_ L _P wrote:
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I was able to give away a beautiful rooster to a man who didn>t want
him for breeding but because, he said, the eggs last longer when they
are fertilized. Is that true?
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I would be astonished if there was any truth in it, but I also doubt anyone
has done any valid research on it.
One of those old wives tales which do the rounds.
Storage of the eggs after laying has so much more affect.
I sure wasn>t arguing! Lovely man
[quote]with a lovely attitude to chooks, gardening, environment - I knew my
pretty boy would have a good life.
[/quote]
That is what you need.
--
regards
Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
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