I used to have a big male Golden-Retriever named Ben; despite being a "Bird Dog" he was just a gentle soul around the chickens; I could let him in my "nursery" with the older chicks; he'd lie down in the pen & I'd sprinkle grower mash all over him; he'd become covered with small birds eating the chicken feed & likely several ticks & fleas from his body; the only danger that any chicken, small rabbit, or quail that was in the pen faced; was from that huge tail knocking them out of the way as he wagged it...
He'd also capture, & "retrieve" any small escapee's that might tunnel under the shed walls & collect them on the porch for me; slightly slobbered, but never harmed.... He'd chase wild rabbits & eat then for lunch, if they came through the yard; but he'd attempted to harm a single tame rabbit that ran loose in the yard (I had 3-4 escapee's that decided to squat under the landlords barn....)
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, CathrynTherese <cathryntherese@...> wrote:
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> My 5 mo old kitten is beyond awesome. He not only minds me but is very a happy kitten! Garfield chased sparrows in the egg layer pen for me today and let me carry him around showing him his new home. Then I put him in the cattle barn chicken room to check out everything for mice. Tonight he is going to sleep at my feet. I am not allergic to him. It's amazing! Dave's cats are the only cats in the world I am not allergic too. All my other cats and cats I have met that belonged to friends made me wheeze and my eyes swell up shut from sharing the same air, and blister hives on my skin if I touched them. It is so nice to be able to hold a purring cat/kitten. My cats I had before Dave's had to ride in the trunk. I had to put on a mask and take extra allergy med even though they were in the trunk. I had thick long sleeves, a mask, and wear gloves to pick them up, brush them, put their revolution on them. Anyone else have a special chicken related pet?
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> Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTMMichigan
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