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ALL CAN REPLY Thanks so much Lady of McCamley! I found the long reply VERY helpful!!! Sorry for my lateness of my reply but something in another state happened and it had to be taken care of. Lily has been doing better with the chickens and ducks by just watching them from outside there pen when...

Hello! I have taught Lily sit, no, and stay is pretty much learned. Recently, Lily got off her leash and chased our chickens. This time, she caught one of them. She didn't do anything to it, but came to her sense's when we got close to her and were kind of shouting. I believe in the positive...

Lily sort-of does the same thing. When our chickens are together she shoots through them (making them explode everywhere in every direction.) and then starts chasing the nearest one to her. She hasn't caught any of them yet and I don't think that she would or could, but if she did I highly doubt...

Thank you so much for the comment! I'm pretty sure that Lily (my dog) doesn't have that much of a prey drive, but she sure loves to chase the them. She doesn't lock up of start licking, but she gets very excited and starts barking or growling. I still don't get why Lily isn't bothered by the...

Oh, soooo cute! I love baby ducks!

Okay, I will keep that in mind. Thanks so much! I will certainly try that. Thanks a !bunch

Hi, In the past month my family and I have adopted a medium dog mix from the pound. We introduced her to our fowl when she got settled. We have six week old ducks and chickens free ranging in the day time around our yard. My dog (Lily) is just fine with the ducks and only watches them but the...

I am so sorry about that

Thank you for sharing all the info!

Thank you so much! I will certainly check out that link. I'll always keep that tip in the forefront of my mind when I am introducing my new dog to our birds. Thanks so much for the info! Thanks for wishing me luck! Your dogs sound like perfect angels.

Hello, I am new to BYC and my family is new to raising chickens and ducks. I am considering getting a small to medium dog and I was wondering if you could recommend some breeds that work well around chickens and ducks. Thank you for your help. This is an amazing site!