...and Tundra Swan:
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Here's the Whooper Swan head:
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Wowwww, how beautiful!!!
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...and Tundra Swan:
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Here's the Whooper Swan head:
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My daughter has an Australian Shepard. Same color as you have mentioned with ice blue eyes. They are hauntingly beautiful. A big fur ball he is and when he wags his tale his whole but shakes. It's adorable. He is beautiful, still a pup and hasa ton of energy. They like to run and be active, very active or they can become very mischievous and destructive and I have been witness to this. They need lots of excercise. They are great with her kids and is very loving to the whole family. He loves being outside, now that the weather is better. Australian Shepard are herders. Unfortunately my daughters dog thinks that people need to be herded and he tries to round everyone up by nipping lightly at the bottom of your pants. He could use some training. LOL
Interesting, thank you, Ricki. I read about these dogs being very family & kid friendly - may be he would feel sad living only with me :/
And the other doubt I have: Me too, I love moving, being active, hiking, etc. but who knows what happens with me while getting older? I'm almost 55 now.
So it will probably remain a dream as I wouldn't appreciate seeing my dog frustrated.
Had a neighbor who had one- high energy. This dog never wanted to stop playing ball!So cute your dogs!!
I never had a dog - grew up with cats only.
Recently I started thinking about having a dog when I stop working (within 5 years, hopefully).
And: I met an Australian Shepard last time when I was treking with snow shoes - the colour was honey & white. Beautiful!
Hmmm, I'd love to have one BUT I think this would mean to leave the flat I'm living in and rent a house... that's quite an illusion financially talking.
Anybody here who knows these dogs???
Had a neighbor who had one- high energy. This dog never wanted to stop playing ball!
Interesting, thank you, Ricki. I read about these dogs being very family & kid friendly - may be he would feel sad living only with me :/
And the other doubt I have: Me too, I love moving, being active, hiking, etc. but who knows what happens with me while getting older? I'm almost 55 now.
So it will probably remain a dream as I wouldn't appreciate seeing my dog frustrated.
That is so cool! I've had this strange bird down at the pond the last 2 days, shaped like a Kingfisher, but really dark, I'd say black, with white coverts, can't find it in my Sibley's Guide to Birds.
The swans are my nightmare when I go kayaking on the old side arms of the Rhein (river in southern Germany). It's a nature reserve called "Taubergiessen". Jungle-like. But you really have to take care - lots of people have been aggressed by swans.
I just slow down, paddle carefully and talk to them. Until now I never had a problem.
Hi all. We just put a picture of my new "puppy" on here. She is 3 years old, a Peke mainly. Molly is a shelter dog. She was spayed last Monday so she is still sore. Sleeps a lot right now but is very friendly. I'm still having tears for my precious Buffy.. Oh yes, she is 13 lbs..
It does sound like fun. Coincidentally, on my bird walk this morning I saw a nonnative SWAN swimming around with some scaups and ducks in a pond. It apparently belonged to some humans at some point and discovered the pond near the Rio Grande. Here is a bad picture of it (It's on the right, preening):
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So cute your dogs!!
I never had a dog - grew up with cats only.
Recently I started thinking about having a dog when I stop working (within 5 years, hopefully).
And: I met an Australian Shepard last time when I was treking with snow shoes - the colour was honey & white. Beautiful!
Hmmm, I'd love to have one BUT I think this would mean to leave the flat I'm living in and rent a house... that's quite an illusion financially talking.
Anybody here who knows these dogs???
Interesting, thank you, Ricki. I read about these dogs being very family & kid friendly - may be he would feel sad living only with me :/
And the other doubt I have: Me too, I love moving, being active, hiking, etc. but who knows what happens with me while getting older? I'm almost 55 now.
So it will probably remain a dream as I wouldn't appreciate seeing my dog frustrated.
Got the swan eggs in the 'bator yesterday.........so the countdown begins, -33 days. Have a goose egg in there as my "control" because you can't candle swan eggs because their shells are just too dense. And I'm not going to invest in an ultra sound contraption!!!
Yep, when it comes to incubators, I got stuck on "Go Big, or Go Home". This puppy will hold 36 emu eggs or 400+ small bantam chicken eggs, with everything else in between. It would probably hold 45 swan eggs pretty comfortably if I had that many.
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I put 6 thermometers in there, with one than does humidity and another that does dry/wet bulb temp, and none of them are registering the same temp (1.5 degree variant +/-), blah, so just hoping the digital toggle switch is keeping it at 100 degrees and the water surface holds the humidity between 55-65%. This is the last of 3 cabinet incubator/hatchers I've had since 1997.........I held onto it "just in case", and I have a feeling that after this dealio, I'll be putting peafowl eggs in because my peafowl aren't getting any younger.
I'm not too enthused because the hatch rate in incubators for swans isn't good at all. 7 eggs are in there with the goose egg. Mom swan has 2 under her outside. Haven't had any luck the last 3 years doing it under the swan or substitute goose, so it will be what it'll be. Any other eggs I've had 95% or better if the eggs are fertile.
If some do hatch, then I'm REALLY going to be committed. The cygnets have to be pinioned within the first 24 hours. That involves removing the wing joint at the end of the wing. It's bloodless at that age and their nerve endings haven't developed so it's painless, similar to cutting off the rear dew claws of new born pups. At 4 days, they have to have water to float in 24/7 and continue to have a heat lamp on them at 99 degrees. 95% of a swans life is in the water, and their legs won't develop properly if they don't have it because their body mass is too heavy for their legs the first 6 months. At 4-6 weeks, I'll have to put them out in the pond in the morning and bring them back to the brooder at night. At around 6 months, they can hang out in the pond permanently. If any DO hatch, hopefully I can get them sold BEFORE 2 months, only thing is, the only way you can sex them is through a DNA test from a plucked feather.
Sounds like FUN..................and my insanity continues.
Oh yum, that sounds so good! The only authentic Mexican restaurant around these parts (Central Pa) closed a few months ago. Their food was so good, cooked in the kitchen by grandma. They came up from Mexico City to open up here. My family and I ate there quite a bit. Their food reminded me of the food I used to get in Nogales when I lived in Tucson.
For now, I have to settle for Taco Bell or El Rodeo when I crave Mexican. Not quite as good, but does ok in a pinch.
Got the swan eggs in the 'bator yesterday.........so the countdown begins, -33 days. Have a goose egg in there as my "control" because you can't candle swan eggs because their shells are just too dense. And I'm not going to invest in an ultra sound contraption!!!
Yep, when it comes to incubators, I got stuck on "Go Big, or Go Home". This puppy will hold 36 emu eggs or 400+ small bantam chicken eggs, with everything else in between. It would probably hold 45 swan eggs pretty comfortably if I had that many.
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I put 6 thermometers in there, with one than does humidity and another that does dry/wet bulb temp, and none of them are registering the same temp (1.5 degree variant +/-), blah, so just hoping the digital toggle switch is keeping it at 100 degrees and the water surface holds the humidity between 55-65%. This is the last of 3 cabinet incubator/hatchers I've had since 1997.........I held onto it "just in case", and I have a feeling that after this dealio, I'll be putting peafowl eggs in because my peafowl aren't getting any younger.
I'm not too enthused because the hatch rate in incubators for swans isn't good at all. 7 eggs are in there with the goose egg. Mom swan has 2 under her outside. Haven't had any luck the last 3 years doing it under the swan or substitute goose, so it will be what it'll be. Any other eggs I've had 95% or better if the eggs are fertile.
If some do hatch, then I'm REALLY going to be committed. The cygnets have to be pinioned within the first 24 hours. That involves removing the wing joint at the end of the wing. It's bloodless at that age and their nerve endings haven't developed so it's painless, similar to cutting off the rear dew claws of new born pups. At 4 days, they have to have water to float in 24/7 and continue to have a heat lamp on them at 99 degrees. 95% of a swans life is in the water, and their legs won't develop properly if they don't have it because their body mass is too heavy for their legs the first 6 months. At 4-6 weeks, I'll have to put them out in the pond in the morning and bring them back to the brooder at night. At around 6 months, they can hang out in the pond permanently. If any DO hatch, hopefully I can get them sold BEFORE 2 months, only thing is, the only way you can sex them is through a DNA test from a plucked feather.
Sounds like FUN..................and my insanity continues.
:floorlaugh: Maybe the swans don't like your coming around their turf or families!
Hi Susza! :wave: I do think that Australian Shepards need a little room to run, a small yard at least, or at least considerable walking. They are "shepards" , in that they are bred as working dogs. So they are high energy. This is just in my own experience , and hope this helps. There are a lot of good dogs that don't require as much space though. Have you thought about that ? :seeya:
Update, here are the two male puppies greeting each other today. They were so happy to see each other. They live several houses apart now and it was joyful to see these litter mates enjoy their meeting.
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My two little Shih Tzus. The light one is 11 years and the black one is 10 years.
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