After a bit of training our German Shepherd, Asuka, is able to be out with the chickens at any time. Now we don't leave her out long unsupervised but we can let her out to go to the bathroom and come right back. She doesn't even chase the chickens much anymore. She will go find them for me if I don't see them right away but she just casually moves them along.
I love my dog she is doing so well with very minimal training. Plus she is just a great dog and I am so glad to have her.
Stripe the Dominant Chicken
Now we have one chicken we call Stripe because when she was a baby she had a stripe on her back. Now has the most unusual coloring of the bunch and she is also the boss of the chickens. It seems to be the way in the chicken world but Stripe has a strange tendency to challenge the dog. My dog takes it rather well and just barks at the chicken but I wonder what is going through that chickens mind when it stares down another animal at least 10 times larger for a marshmallow or nut. It is really funny to see now that my dog just brushes her off.
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| Stripe and White Birds |
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| Asuka Guarding Her Chickens |
Well working at the farm is great most days. I don't like working in the rain at all. I am finding that I can deal with the heat a lot better than I can the cold. I don't like it when it is raining but I can tolerate rain if it is warm but not if it is cold. I wimped out on the day I brought my hubby with me last week. It was very cold and wet and I stayed like an hour. I was in a very wet sweatshirt and jeans and I just couldn't get warm.
Other than the crappy days I have learned a lot out there. I have also been able to try some veggies I have never tried before. I have to say kohlrabi is now one of my favorite veggies now and I had never even heard of it before. I am still going out two days a week but somehow I have become extremely busy.
Business and Other Stuff
Well I am starting to sell Herbalife products now. They have a line of weight management products that I wanted to try. In just a little over a week I have lost 3 pounds and I feel great. I am full of energy which makes it easier to work out. I have a website if you would like to order any products. You can contact me at sundcarrie@yahoo.com if you have any questions or visit My Herbalife Store.
Other than that I have been fighting with some companies that have ripped me off and worrying about fixing the duplex we own that was broken into and the copper pipes cut out of the basement. I suppose I should be grateful that I am getting some of my money back from the con-artists and that the thief's turned the water off but it just comes at a bad time. It is driving me crazy that I have to sink time and energy into these people when I really want to get my sales business off the ground so I can work to buy that farm of my dreams.
I see that you did get some chickens! (You left a comment on my blog a couple months back.) Looks like they're doing well! How old are they? Any eggs yet?
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa I love your blog. I did get 6 chickens they really don't take up that much space and they are a lot of fun to watch. There is one white one that may not make it being a great escape artist I have saved it from yards that have dogs several times. It was just luck or God that kept the dogs from coming out and eating them.
ReplyDeleteDo you give the chickens leftover scraps? Mine used to love them and would come running from everywhere when they saw me coming. :)
ReplyDeleteYes Shelia I do give them scraps but they are kind of picky about which ones they eat. They love seeds from the bell peppers and some greens if you tear them up enough. I think I just need to try chopping things up smaller.
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