The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: Castle Farm on June 18, 2013, 03:44:55 pm
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Mist and her new litter of working collie pups.
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Where be thy picture for my delictation?
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invisible pups ...... worth a lot of money .......... sheep wont see them coming!!!
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invisible pups ...... worth a lot of money .......... sheep wont see them coming!!!
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Neighbour brought jis dog around - my lambs to make friends with it!!! All confused!
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Sorry guys the photo didn't load.
Pictures on my facebook page under utilitypoultrykeepers.
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Here you are
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Aww. really cute. Are there three in the picture
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Thanks doganjo.
Yes 3 in the photo. She had 4.
Already thinking about training one on, but OH said no way.
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:love: :love:
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Beautiful :)
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http://s62.photobucket.com/user/castlefarmpoultry/media/100_1277_zpsf4eeb3ef.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/castlefarmpoultry/media/100_1277_zpsf4eeb3ef.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0)
Pups now 3 weeks old.
1 week later and the pups now at 4 weeks old today and are in the stables and mummy has had enough and never goes near them.
I have them on Lactol puppy milk and it's very expencive £12 85, 1 kg. They are on 4 feeds a day and growing fast and going through over 1 kg a week.
Is there any quality feed , besides puppy kibbles (Burns) in the way of milk that will work out cheaper?
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They are beautiful! I don't think you can skimp on milk/food in these early stages - its so vital. I'd be tempted to give them little minced chicken which may be easier to eat than kibble.
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Is goats milk a suitable alternative for the breed/age? I know its slightly different but our pup (now 11 months) has fresh milk from the goat once a day (he is older though obviously!)
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They should only be getting milk as one of their five daily feeds at 4 weeks. They need plenmty protein and nutrients at that age. I use cobbydog from 3 weeks (weaning) to 9 months, then they can go on adult food, and goats milk is better than cows milk. Other than that just water is all they need to drink. They don't need porridge, custard, scrambled eggs, weetabix or any of the stuff we used to feed puppies.
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Kibble is fine - it is small in puppy/junior food. It is properly formulated for pups with everything in it that they need. You can soak it in warm water at 2/3 weeks to start them off but by 4 weeks they don't really need that and have teeth enough to crunch it.
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Anything other than puppy milk may upset their tums as will changing brands. They should not be costing you too much as they should be having the milk phased out and be on solids only in 2-3 weeks anyway.
Good quality food promotes brain development and so widens their capacity to learn when older.
Neutrition is essential to a dog in its first year for so many reasons including joint health and temperament and train ability.
I'd get them off milk asap so by 5 weeks they r on solids.
You will now also be in charge of socialising them. So carry them around and get them used to noises and having lots of people handle them etc.
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I also start to wean pups at 3 weeks soaking some cobby dog puppy kibble in water, I use hot water but then cool it with goats milk as the kibble softens quicker with hot water.....then slowly they will want it less sloppy, Cobby dog is for working dogs so VAT free and cheaper, around £20....they love their goats milk and pups will need a feed every 4 hours, they usually correspond to our meal times, and as they grow they will not need a night feed, last meal at supper time......I love having the little doggies around, so much fun!
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I would agree with what has already been said. Nutrition in young pups is so important. I would continue to give them multimilk as one meal a day but work at weaning them on to solids over the next couple of weeks.
Any new piccies ;D
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I have re-ordered more Lactol and they now are on Lactol,Cod-liver oil and raw egg. With kibbles and fresh water in a seperate bowl.
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/castlefarmpoultry/100_1287_zpsd2ce0053.jpg?t=1373989308)
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(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/castlefarmpoultry/100_1280_zps3e4b907f.jpg?t=1373989148)
This is Art,
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Will they all be working dogs, CF? is there an age where you decide who makes the grade and who (if any) are destined to be non-working?
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Oh how cute are they! :love: Will they be registered?
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They look beautiful and so healthy, when we have pups I find they love their goats milk