>>>> Now we're really wandering. I love this list. We had a Kommondor to >>>> guard our dairy goat herd. He was an absolutely amazing herd guard and >>>> all around best-ever dog.
Considering that Cary and I only use 2-3 dozen eggs per year, and let's see...I'd need a mobile hen house and fence, another huge dog...hmm, and added emotional stress due to potential coyote/fox attacks on the chickens I'd be bound to get attached to...? And Kommodors/Great Pyrenees live what? 7-8 years? And they sell for what? $1000+ each? And the dogs eat how much...? That sounds like an expensive way to get my two dozen eggs! Oh, wait - didn't someone say something about having chickens donated to feed their dogs? Now I'm confused --- do the chickens support the dogs, or do the dogs protect the chickens...? Actually, we had chickens when I was a kid and I'm not anxious to go back to those days. The bantam roosters would sometimes chase me, and occasionally a dog or cat would kill one of the hens or biddies, leaving me all teary. (Once the neighbor's dog got a whole batch of cute new biddies...) Oh yeah, I remember the HUGE copperhead I found in the henhouse one time - THAT was scary! Chickens were not that much fun when I was a little kid. And yes, I really do understand the phrase, "running around like a chicken with his head cut off" - yuu-uck! No thanks! Karen Thomas, NC
