dogs

Hi there. I currently have three chickens. Two are laying. I have a RIW, an ISA brown, and some other mix I have no idea what she is. I rescued all of them. I have them in a coop sort of like this...

I just recently brought home 2 roosters and will be adding chickens. I have 2 small dogs well Eazel is medium and he has attempted to go under the fence and succeeded. I'm afraid he'll hurt them so I have been pittinf him on his runner which he hates any suggestions that would help me would be...

Sooo someone in my class brought their therapy dog to class today and he's adorable. His name is Kenneth aka Kenny and he's a professional good boy. :lau Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has a therapy dog and also possible best breeds for it? It's not exactly a new concept to me; I love...

Does anyone here also dabble in fine art? I’ve been into painting and drawing since forever, but I recently really started to get back into it since taking time off from working full time. Really want to specialize in wildlife, livestock, pet/working dog pencil drawings... what do you think...

This last Friday a little boy next door went into my yard to retrieve his football (whole other issue there) and let my dogs out. He told me of it right away and I started trying to track them down. Around 20 minuets went by when I heard two shots. My dogs came running home, covered in their own...

WARNING:Some posts will be goorey!Read at your own risk Hey peeps! I love love love making short(long?)stories and want to show everyone! Follow along with my OCs! Jane, Taylor, Arthur, Merln(Not so OC?), Gwen and Morgana(Not so OC?)Hiccup, Astrid, Toughnut, Roughnut, And Snotlout(How to...

So i don't know whenever my duck want to go to bath or not. All i want to ask is how to know if the duck wants to go to bath, swim, and bath itself.

Anybody here have Boston Terriers? They seem like great dogs and I want pictures, stories, info, whatever. Also, has anyone heard of people trying to create a more original working type one that's bigger and with a longer snout? Olde Boston Bulldogge maybe? Some call them. Anyone heard of those...

Saw this on FB and figured I would share it here too. I thought it was a sweet story but also a great example of true working dogs and clearly these are GOOD dogs. Won't leave their charges for anything. And I was amazed the one is 12 years old!!! I bet those dogs have some stories to tell...

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Hi, I often google questions that start with 'Can Chickens eat...' (latest was Rice Krispies!) and this website comes up, I've had good advice from strangers on here - so thought I'd join and be part of it! We're in rural Shropshire UK. We have nine ex battery hens atm. All our hens are...

Anyone have huskies? I love the breed and think they are gorgeous so if anyone has some pictures or stories that would be great. Also does anyone have them on your homesteads/around other animals? Do you think it's possible to make it work or is it a complete no go? I always heard it was no...

Found these puppies on Petfinder. They say they are Australian Shepherd mixes but I'm not so sure... who do you think daddy (or mommy) was!? :P https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/38835654 https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/38835615 https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/38832333...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Had chickens forever (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Over 100 (3) What breeds do you have? Wyandottes, various colour, millefleur, mottled, chocolate-blue (mauve) partridge, spangled (4) How did you find out about...

Hi everyone, I know others have posted about guard dogs, but I'm looking for recommendations on medium sized dogs (no larger than 60 lbs) that are good family dogs as well as good watch-dogs for chickens. I have 25 chickens or so on 1/2 acre, so not a lot of running space for the dog. We have...

One of my hens slipped under a hole in our fence to cavort with the neighbor roo and got attacked by a dog for her trouble. I found the dog with the hen in it's mouth, hanging by her neck. The dog dropped her and bolted at the sight of me, and I managed to find the hen and bring her back to the...

I recently bought 16 chicks from hoovers hatchery about 4 weeks ago. I bought 8 barred rocks and 8 golden laced Wyandotte. When I went to pick them up one was extremely sick and died within the hour(Golden laced). Then a barred rock got sick and died as well. Now I have 14 healthy chicks that...

ok so our dogs have never had a dog bed before because they just sleep on our couch but the couch is getting bit and scratched from them playing on it and when people come over the dogs our on our couch and there is no place to sit. so should i get a raised bed for them because its higher so its...