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  1. L

    April 2018 Dog Show

    Hello, I thought it would be fun to have a Dog show. So I having a dog show lol! All BYC rules apply please enter name, age, breed, and if you want to personality. The winner of this contest will get a special edit to their picture. The picture will get judged by healthiness of the dog...
  2. H

    Post-Predator (Dog?) Attack: Mute Chicken Survivor

    I regret to say that I attended a wedding last weekend and came back around 11pm to close my free-ranging chickens in their coop. I was horrified to come home and find: first, what I perceived to be a skunk slither out of one of the nesting boxes; second, several chicken corpses within a 20-ft...
  3. duck-horselover

    Dog is sick

    Hello everyone! Last night my beagle (profile picture is him) began screaming at around 7pm. By screaming I mean he would scream like a fox or dying dog for minutes at a time before stopping then screaming again. I ran outside to see what was going on and he continued to scream and run around...
  4. Sussex123

    Info on Chickens, Ducks, Pheasants and Guinea Fowl

    I have a few questions about chickens, ducks, pheasants and guinea fowl. Let me explain the coop arrangement, space and my experience. I have really 4 chicken coops well what is being used as chicken coops at the moment. I have one coop that is 16 square metres, another probably 120 square...
    • Sussex123
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    • chickens chicks coop dog ducklings ducks guinea fowl house pheasants run
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. raterus

    Teach my dog to chase my chickens off my porch

    I have a bunch of free-range chickens that just roam around my country farm-house. When we got them, I went to a great training exercise to teach my dog (6yr Golden Retriever) NOT to chase the chickens. Unfortunately, the chickens come up on my porch during the day, or sometimes roost on the...
  6. Cathy R.

    How do I introduce my dog and cat to my chickens?

    Hi, I have a 10 year old Australian Shepherd who's pretty active and a 12 year old tabby cat who has skills as a hunter. Rose, my dog, has seen chickens in my neighborhood as we walk around and is interested but never on the other side of the fence with them. How do you recommend I introduce...
  7. OrganicFarmWife

    Kennel training a puppy

    We got a puppy, 3 months, about a month ago he is a good dog, perfect for our little farm. He is a cross between a Australian Shepard and a Bernese Mountian Dog. I have never owned a puppy before and I do not have this figured out. My original plan was to paper train the puppy. I set him up...
  8. Ducktown

    Dog - duck relationship

    Many of you know about my ducks, my lost drakes, about my dogs and how I trained the puppy to have friendly intentions with the drake I've incubated at the time he was like 1 month old. If not, quick recap. I have incubated an egg around the time my dog had a puppy. We decided to keep him...
    • Ducktown
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    • dog duck relationship
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. ShrekDawg

    Therapy dogs

    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...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • best dog breed best therapy dogs comfort dogs dog dog training dogs pets therapy therapy dog therapy dogs
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
  10. Melrose0415

    Wildlife & Pet fine art

    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...
    • Melrose0415
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    • art chickenart dog dogs livestock
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Hobbies
  11. G

    Caption Needed

    Hello fellow chicken/pet owners I figured this wonderful group may be able to assist me with something. There is a contest at work where I can enter my dog into a photo contest, but, the photo needs a caption. The photo will be used as pet calendar for next year...so, every dog that wins (a...
  12. usetheforcejb

    Hello fellow bird lovers

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I do not have any chickens right now. We have had chickens at our old farm years ago. We currently have ducks, rabbits, dogs and a cat. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 8 ducks right now. (We lost our family...
  13. ethanarg7

    My Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No, not new to chickens. I had two Rhode Island Red chickens that passed away a while ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None anymore. (3) What breeds do you have? None anymore, but I have quails and budgies. (4) How...
  14. Sarah Leighty

    help- Injured hen, eating but wont drink, wounds healing

    Hello all- One of our girls got attacked by the neighbors 2 little dogs, and they pulled her skin off pretty good from neck down between wings, and on one side. She also got a bite on her chest. This was Tuesday 9/26. We cleaned with betadine solution/warm water spray, and have treated for...
  15. LenardDuckMaster64

    Duck Eye "Infection"(I think?) Need Help!

    I was washing my duck and i used soap, while washing him i just thought i accidentally put some soap on his left eyes i didn't care about it until 2 days after that when im about to see him i saw his left eye. Red and sealed and when i try to scare him from his left eyes he doesn't react but...
    • LenardDuckMaster64
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    • dog duck eyes duck master duckling ducks eyes help need help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. K

    Turkey Trouble

    I have this unique case. My turkey is wild. My family decided to grab her from the wild and she was passed off to me. I have raised quail and chickens. I trained my dogs to not hurt Quinney (the turkey). For the most part she has been entirely indoors and now is outdoors. She is bigger now and I...
    • Kennakinz99
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    • dog dominance territorial training turkey
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Turkeys
  17. ShrekDawg

    Boston Terrier Thread!!

    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...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • boston terrier boston terriers dog dog pictures dog stories dogs pet dogs pets terrier terriers
    • Replies: 470
    • Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
  18. ShrekDawg

    Huskies

    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...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • chickens and dogs dog dogs dogs on farms homestead huskies huskies on farms husky
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
  19. ShrekDawg

    Guess the parents

    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...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • aussie australian shepherd breed breed game dog dogs game guess the breed puppies puppy
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
  20. AnimalCrazed

    Who done it?

    I'm going to make this short, I found a dead wild duck in my yard and the breasts were completely eaten and gone. At first I thought my dog must have gotten this duck but after seeing it eaten I'm just not sure. Two years ago he got one of my chickens and play trampled it to death but didnt...
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