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 Just wanted to pop on tonight quickly to state that ALL chickens are accounted for.  DH and I searched and searched the property, but could not find the missing 3 chickens, so where ever they were hiding, it was a GOOD hiding spot!!  I do think they might have crawled into the space surrounding a wood pile that our neighbor left us (he was widening the path a little and cut down a bunch of trees/shrubs and left them for us to chop up if we wanted firewood).  This is not densely packed wood, so I am thinking they might have hid in there, not sure.  Anyway, thank you all for your well wishes!!  

Oh and BHep...sorry, but those labor vibes didn't take...lol

So I am officially freaking out...this however, has made DH's day because for weeks now he has been hounding me about buying a gun.  Well today, I have HAD IT and we are buying a gun!!  I just had to chase off a dog (some border collie mix) from our property and in the process of chicken counting, I have 3 that are unaccounted for.  My prized rooster, Jeremy, his girlfriend, Jemimah, and Tabitha are all missing.  To top matters off, the dog was spotted in the front yard and that's where all of the chickens were!!  Try to imagine ME chasing a dog off...my waddle probably scared the thing more than anything.  I ran into the coop (my broody is still sitting and she is fine) to check on numbers, and I have one rooster sitting on eggs in there...although I really do think he is only sitting on one...why, I don't know.  I think he may have been hiding as this is the SECOND predator in our yard today!!

  Accounted for are: both cochins (Belle & Olivia - my broody), Both black orps, my yellow-bellied Lav. orp rooster (hiding in the nesting box) and his girl my lav. orp.   I am missing my white Maran, my 2 buff orps!!    I am praying they found a really good hiding spot in the woods and I just can't see them!!  I'd love to get my hands on that dog if he did anything to my chickens... 

  Thanks for letting me vent and freak out...sadly, if this doesn't send me into labor...I don't think anything will!! 

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Originally Posted by marlowmanor 

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Thanks for the answer!  I have done all these things in the past but it has become impossible for us to have one on one time due to having two children under two and my husband being deployed.  She is outside/garage because she has shown food aggression to my toddler even when it's my toddlers food.  I stopped walking her because she refuses to listen to me and I can't have that with my girls in a stroller.  My husband thinks she tries to challenge me every time I have hormones changes, I think he may be on to something.  This really stinks!  I hate to give her up because she is awesome but I can't keep retraining her everytime my husband leaves or I have a child.  We plan to have a few more children so that varible will be around for awhile.  I think she would do great with an established family that has the time to exercise her and keep her from getting bored.  
 

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Originally Posted by wildriverswolf90 


I work with tons of dogs like this. It is not impossible to correct this but it will take a lot of work.
1st- walk the dog everyday for atleast 30mins, and do at least two 10min training sessions a day, just you and her, make her sit,stay.lie down etc. If you use harness switch to a collar or get a halti head collar.
2nd- when you feed her put her on a leash, make her stay, then put your hand in the bowl and mix the food up, then allow her to eat alil, then make her back away from the bowl at random intervals.
3rd- go out in the yard and play fetch or anything else, a bored dog is a destructive dog, give her a new toy every week, even if you just rotate out old toys, or get a treat ball(stuff cibble inside and the dog has to try to get it out)
4th- keep her on leash inside and anytime she begins to do a negative behavior sharply tug the leash and snap,clap,or “chhh” but don't scream “no”
5th- always stay calm and confident!
All of this will re-establish your authority! Good luck

 Just wanted to pop on tonight quickly to state that ALL chickens are accounted for.  DH and I searched and searched the property, but could not find the missing 3 chickens, so where ever they were hiding, it was a GOOD hiding spot!!  I do think they might have crawled into the space surrounding a wood pile that our neighbor left us (he was widening the path a little and cut down a bunch of trees/shrubs and left them for us to chop up if we wanted firewood).  This is not densely packed wood, so I am thinking they might have hid in there, not sure.  Anyway, thank you all for your well wishes!!  

Oh and BHep...sorry, but those labor vibes didn't take...lol