Chicken compatible dog breed

Hoagy just got away again. Out with Ron to get groceries and I left the front door closed but not tight. Then I got groceries and came in the back - I noticed it slammed but didn't think anything of it. It popped the front door open and he bolted. Ron and I are chatting. He notices. Then PANIC - the birds had just been let out. We run out and around the house. Birds all fine - no dog. We watch them for abit but there is no hope for it - we have to gather them up. We do with some comic relief moments. I come in all dejected. I'd seen him lurking when we were trying to get the last of the Marion's but he took off again.
I saw him up the side of the house and go out and say cheerfully "Let's go for a ride!" get into the car - start it up - he actually jumps in the other side. WHEWWWWW! I am so glad. I'm going away for the weekend and I wouldn't have enjoyed myself. So now I'm off away from dear Ron, dear dopey dog, dear delicious chickens. But I'll be with the Babes - my girlfriends - enjoying a little r&r at a couple of cottages on the South Shore.
later adventures...
jan la banan

We Have 4 Dogs
1-my 6y.o. german sheperd Symba--I could bring an elephent home and he could care less although he truth be told is afraid of Jaun Julio the rooster

2 yorkie bichon mixs (Seymour & Rodney) that weigh 7.5 pounds each --I fear for them with my rooster and dont really let them mix to much they kinda think they are tuffer then I do

and we are watching my moms westie who could care less about the chickens and rooster but LOVES to roll in their poop.
This pic was taken a month or so ago and they fully fre-range during the day now

Dusty, border collie basset mix, was an awesome chicken herd dog. I am elderly and rounding up chickens after range feeding was difficult, as they flew every-which-way, but Dusty (after watching me try to pen the chickens for the night) took it right up and all I would need to say was, "Chickens in," and he would round them up, even searching the yard for straddlers, and move them in.

He has gone to the Great Paddock In The Sky, and I miss him immensely.

Next week I am getting border collie......will keep you informed of my progress in teaching him to be a chicken herd dog.

when selecting any dog to be around chickens, or any prey animal, you have to evaluate the individual as well as the breed! I have a lab wolf mix that is the best property watch dog you have ever met, no deer or predator is allowed, but he will let the chickens and the cats walk under him like he is a statue. he sits outside just beyond thier run, watching the woods and the sky for hours! We are so lucky!

But, he learned this from our previous dog, who learned it from the more previous dog, who we adopted from friends on a farm. Each dog was a different Breed! I prefer to evaluate puppies and dogs differently than other people, I dont want the rambunctios run over and crawl or jump all over me type. Let someone else deal with that enthusiasm. I always am drawn to the one that sits quietly evaluating me. Wondering what does this lady want? That level of intelligence and patience is what I want on my property!

When picking a dog, always evaluate the individual, with the breed as a guide, two dogs in the same litter can be as different as day and night! You cant train the energy level out of some dogs, or the prey drive for that matter!

Take your time, and Good Luck!

The key with any dog is to give it a constructive job that keeps it good and tired! No dog is going to behave cooped up in the yard with loose chickens, and it's not fair to expect them to. There's no such thing as a 'chickendog', for good reason. I wouldn't take the chance with any dog, it's not fair on them or the birds. Our dogs have their area, the chickens have theirs. Even if the dogs didn't get them (and they show no interest), something else probably would. I don't think it's fair for anyone to recommend a certain breed to the OP lulling her into a false sense of security; any dog that is to be around chickens will need a great deal of attention and training, and even then still might not pan out.

My FILs Aussie is a chicken murdering monster when he's by himself; he acts completely disinterested when my FIL is around. My German Shorthair couldn't care less about chickens but will hunt quail all day, with no particular training. At the end of the day it's the dog and not the breed, and I wouldn't leave any dog alone with my flock. On the topic of Sharpei's, personally I would never entertain the thought of having one around children. I've been bitten on the face by one completely out of the blue, another family on the ranch had one that they ended up shooting it was so aggressive to their children. Sure there's good and bad in every breed, and they've been a victim of overbreeding, but i'd rather stack the deck in my favour.

I acually own an australian shepherd and they are amazing. my dog does chase squrriels though and i don't know how she will react with chickens