Message #299990

[Bryant]

Jake,

My last two litters I have raised in a pen together until they were almost a year old.  I feel very strongly about raising and working littermate pups together.  They seem to hit the woods hunting better together and compete with one another.  I avoid feeding issues by keeping them on a self feeder.  Keep feed in it, and they all eat as they get hungry.  In addition, all my kennels except the puppy pen are on concrete.  Pups make a heck of a mess on concrete kennels, so the dirt puppy pen makes cleaning after them a lot easier as well.
I don't separate them until I start them in the woods, and then I will kennel them beside whichever older dog I plan to hunt them with.

Just my .02
Bryant