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9/4/11 at 1:51pm

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hit Last night one of my dogs killed my EE roo 'mellow'. He died protecting his 3 girls, my dog hurt my RIR named 'Red bird' she is now afraid to move and when she does she limps. I have been keeping a close eye on red. 'Mellow' would have been 5 months old on the 13th of this month, my 'red bird' turned 4 month old today. R.I.P. 'Mellow' you were a pretty boy

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9/4/11 at 1:54pm

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Sorry, it's so hard to train the dogs not to attack the chickens. Hope Red Bird feels better soon. Big Hug!

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9/4/11 at 1:56pm

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OH NO!!! Sorry to hear what happened. I'm sending a big hug your way. hugs

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9/4/11 at 1:57pm

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hugs my dog died earlier this morning sad

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9/4/11 at 1:59pm

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hugs hugs hugs To Skitz and Pooh hugs hugs hugs

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9/4/11 at 2:01pm

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So sorry to you pooh. I lost several hens to my dog before I was able to train her. It takes time and perseverance. Hopefully you will have both.

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9/4/11 at 2:04pm

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So sorry. sad

My cat was killed by coyotes a few days ago. hit

Pooh and Skitz hugs to you.

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9/4/11 at 2:27pm

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I am so sorry. hugs hugs

It is just a dogs natural instinct. My border collie used to try and bite the chickens (but luckily never ate one). I started to leash my dog and sit by the chickens with her. Everytime she would lay down, sit or look away from the chickens I would give her a treat. If she tried to bark or nip at them I would say "Ah Ah" in a short sharp voice.

As you can see from this picture she is now very good with the chickens. smile

Zoey (my border collie) is very good with the chickens however, if a wild bird comes in the yard she will go after it.

I wish you luck with your dog and I highly recommend trying to train him. It is fun to train your dog and is also very rewarding. Good luck. wink

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9/4/11 at 2:34pm

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Sorry for your loss. I find myself falling right in love with our chickens! this is our fist time raising them

I love my life! Have a handsome hubby, 3 gorgeous kids 2b 1g, 3 dogs (2pits and a champion show beagle), a huge rabbit and of course my babies the chickens 2 BR and 4 NHR

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9/4/11 at 2:42pm

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love thumbsup Thank you all so much, talk about this with everyone on this site helps. Everyone here is so understanding I feel like everyone here is a part of my family. Thank you