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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you-
Huck is doing great! (knock on wood) He is freeranging with his chickens now, and does pretty well. He stays close to their coop, and in the back around the pond, where they and the cows like to go. He is doing really well with his manners, and waits patiently for his food, MOST of the time
However, the guy sold the female puppy out from under me, so I dont have another puppy lined up.
2 things: I am worried about introducing a puppy, and it being less chicken friendly. I know i need to find the right puppy, not just the first one that comes along, so my 2nd question is-
Will it be a problem if the next puppy is 4-6 months younger than Huck?
Someone has puppies due in 4 weeks, (they will be raised with chickens and livestock, alongside parents) then of course 8 weeks after that to wean, by then Huck will be .... almost 7 months old and the puppy will be 8 weeks. Is that a recipe for disaster?
So far he hasn't had any problem times. He has pawed/pranced towards a chicken once or twice and was immediately corrected. He really doesnt pay them much attention, but gets very upset if I let the chickens out without him. he doesnt mind being in his pen or run, as long as there are 5-8 chickens with him.
he has found the pond and likes it, he comes to the swing to see the kids, then goes back to his spot.
I just dont want to jinx it haha
We got pup #2. Anne joined us friday.
We did the chicken training like you suggested, this morning. I held a chicken in front of her and she pawed it. I immediately corrected her.
Repeated it and she looked away. So we will continue. I think she had a lot more people exposure (mostly to kids) than huck did so shes more interested in us. Huck is happy w us or his chickens. She prefers us. So we have some work to do.
I let the two pups play sometimes but never around the chickens. And never playing chase/prey hunting w each other
Can you tell me what should be allowed between the two of them? Huck does try to dominate some and has started some humping ... he isnt old enough to be mating so iim assuming this is dominance behavior?
I really dont know a lot about pups especially having a m and f together and the internet and facebook groups just all give conflicting info. What are tour thoughts?
Also I am keeping them separate unless supervised w leads. Huck does so well w chickens i dont want anne influencing him otherwise. Haha. Do you think that is ok?
**edited for typos. Dang phone