Mysterious chick loses

[Chic Rustler]

really thinking ill build a new brooder tonight.

 

[Chic Rustler]

new brooder done. chicks were supposed to have shipped today. hopefully all goes well. the hateful 8 are still in the rabbit cage

 

[Chic Rustler]

some of the chicks came in, the cornish cross. the egg layers are supposed to be here tomorrow. they are lively! i hope they stay that way

 

[Chic Rustler]

in other news there has been zero losses since we retired the old brooder and switch feed. the little guys in the rabbit cage dont even have direct heat on them and they seem to be doing well

 

[farmerjan]

some of the chicks came in, the cornish cross. the egg layers are supposed to be here tomorrow. they are lively! i hope they stay that way

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[Chic Rustler]

more chicks came in. no more losses in the brooder yet. we have had some heavy loses in the grow out pen. the 8 i put out there have dropped to two. seems our new dog and possibly a small wild animal are to blame. working with the dog and working in the grow out pen. its tough but im not gonna lose.

 

[Chic Rustler]

trying really hard to break her. if it doesnt work out shes gonna have to go

 

[frustratedearthmother]

trying really hard to break her. if it doesnt work out shes gonna have to go

Hope you can change her mind!

 

[Chic Rustler]

Hope you can change her mind!

me2

 

[tortoise]

Predatory behavior cannot be suppressed, it must be redirected. The need to express predatory behavior must be met in an acceptable way.

Redirection is very effective - just think of how border collies arrest predatory behavior sequence at eye or stalk, or how catch dogs stop the predatory sequence at grab-bite.

Punishment just makes them avoid *getting caught.* There's a great little book on predation substitute training called Hunting Together by Simone Mueller. It works!