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notjustair

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Put my buddy of 13 years down today. He had been declining for about a week so I knew what I needed to do. Still hard to believe there isn't a dog on the farm. I can almost see the coons taking over.

Couple questions: I am going to wait until spring to get a new dog. Selfishly, that is one less water I have to worry about and one less body in the cold to feel bad about. There is half a tub of feed there. Will chickens try to eat it and choke? I always throw cat food to my broilers to fatten them, but these are my layers.

Also, grandpa always said "one dog is a dog, two dogs is a half a dog, and three dogs is no dog at all". I always rescue dogs, but only do one. I'd kind of like to have several. Anyone have any insight?

I know it sounds bad to be planning for new dogs already. I will miss that old cuss but he is much better off. He's also watching the yard from the edge of the pasture fence.
 
Sorry to hear that. My son lives next door and had to put his 12 yr old down yesterday. She was quite a farm dog, but had cancer.
I've also heard similar about the number of dogs. One dog is your pal, two dogs are pals to each other and three dogs don't pay a mind to you. I have three here right now, and I don't see that at all.
 
We have 6 dogs. Four house dogs, and two Alpaca Guard dogs. Normally we have four Guard dogs, but lost two this year to old age. We have had several dogs over the years, and will always have dogs. It is sad that we have to put them down, but it will be sader (good word) when they don't know what happen to me.
 
Condolences.

Go ahead and feed the chickens. Back when my Golden Shepherd "Precious" was still alive, I'd watch her lie motionless in wait, with her food dish between her paws waiting for the Sparrows to come down & try to steal her food. Then like a flash of lightning, CHOMP!, fresh meat and one less Sparrow. If a Sparrow can swallow dry dog food, there shouldn't be any reason that a chicken couldn't.
 
The chickens will break up the dry dog food with their beaks and eat it. I would try to keep them away from it, as what they eat affects the flavor of their eggs, but, I do let mine free range.

It doesn't sound bad that you would already be thinking about your next dog. If your dog served any purpose, beyond giving you compainionship, the show must go on, and that job still has to be done. If it was the dogs job to prevent animals from entering the chicken pen and eating your layers, I think we all respect that the hen house still needs guarding.
 
Following your line of reasoning, you say your chickens are free ranging & that the eggs taste like what the chickens have been eating. Then your eggs must taste like spiders, scorpions, ants, cockroaches, centipedes, etc. . YUCK!, I think I would prefer dog food flavored eggs.
 
I actually stated that what the chickens eat affect the flavor of the eggs, not that the eggs taste exactly like what they eat. Sorry, but dry pet food does leave a mark of less than I like taste difference. It isn"t the end of the world, but, I prefer that my chickens not get any dog or cat food, specifically the dry nuggets. Yes if you eat a lot of eggs, you can taste a difference. Most of the bugs or grass don"t make the eggs taste bad. In my opinion, dry dog or cat food is the worst food for laying chickens.
 
- Joke:


A woman goes into a local diner and asks:
What's the Special today?
The Chef replies:
Ma'am, we have some great Beef Tongue with Onions.
The woman answers back:
EWWW ! I wouldn't eat anything that came out of an animal's mouth. Just give me two fried Eggs.
 
Sorry to hear about your dog - always tough.

Add the dog food as filler to their regular feed - just small amounts over time.

Being winter, it should keep long enough without spoiling, as long as it's dry.
 
We've had as many as three dogs at a time. The only problem was you didn't have enough hands to pet all of them at once.
 
I agree. As I said above, we've had as many as 3 at one time. They would all come running to us and want all the attention we could give.
 
We had to put down our Chow Tazzy that had stomach cancer. When we got the results back from the vet we bought another Chow pup. This was back in 2010. Here's pictures of that pup at 8 weeks and after she grew up. We call her Sug that's short for Sugarbear. Hal
PS: She can out run the rabbits and has killed 3 in the back yard.
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notjustair.........you know you did the right thing by putting yer sick dog to sleep.

DON'T WAIT till spring time, RESCUE an Australian Shepherd NOW. The Australian Shepherd Club RESCUE has TRAINED dogs available now. They have been evaluated for temperament and desirability. (and they are potty broke) Many are grown dogs that owners must get rid of because they are moving into apartments which do NOT allow dogs. ........Dell, Aussy lover that has buried 8-Aussies on his RockyRidge SheepStation
 
I would rather have one really good dog than several, we currently have 3 and it is too many. Each of them is a lovable and well behaved dog by themselves but I can't let them all out by themselves or they get into trouble. The wife's dachsund will lead them down the road and she won't come home unless I go after her with stick (I've never hit her, but she knows I mean business). The heeler and the chocolate lab are both great dogs but get jealous of each others food/toys/ and attention.
 
Forgot to mention, my grandpa used to wet dog food down with hot water in an old skillet and then throw the feed out in the chicken pen.
 
Sorry for your loss. I know how it is. Had to put my English Mastiffs down.

Growing up, we always had one dog, finally when I got my own place I got two. Best thing I ever did. They provide entertainment and activity for each other. Can't tell you what kind of dog to get, I really liked by English Mastiffs, now I have Mountain Feist Terriers, they are great dogs too.

My Mastiffs were fine around my waterfowl, proof is in the picture!

Rick
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