Darn it - it looks like it was my dog... *New suspect*

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One of my neighbors is an old country boy who hunts and has chickens. Naturally he has a hunting dog with a high prey drive, so the first time she killed one of his chickens he use the old country method of teaching her not to do it again. He took the dead chicken that she wanted in the first place, tied it under her neck, and let her drag it around for three days. She has never been interested in the chickens since then. The old ways worked, and we need to learn from the old timers.
 
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Honey B said:
@Campine

That sounds like a pretty brutal and definitive blow for your rooster. I have been around very few roosters so I am unfamiliar with their behavior. Is that typical or do you think it is a learned behavior? Has the rooster every tried to repeat that kind of behavior since it successfully ended a fight? How was the rooster's behavior around people? Hens? Any insights you would care to share are appreciated. I find animal behavior (nature vs nurture) fascinating.
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Campines have very sharp and thin spurs. I've always got a few too many roosters and they often fight especially in the spring until they get the pecking order settled. That was the only time I had a fatality like that though.
 
It's the dog. I've been gone since yesterday. Called DH tonight, and he told me that he heard a commotion outside so he snuck out and caught the dog with a chicken in his mouth. DH yelled, and the dog dropped the chicken and ran off. DH saw him later, sneaking toward the house. Chicken appears to be OK. I guess we have some work to do... When the dog was a pup, I was physically unable to work with him. I now have a brand new hip, winter's over, it's time to get to work!
 
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bobbi-j said:
It's the dog. I've been gone since yesterday. Called DH tonight, and he told me that he heard a commotion outside so he snuck out and caught the dog with a chicken in his mouth. DH yelled, and the dog dropped the chicken and ran off. DH saw him later, sneaking toward the house. Chicken appears to be OK. I guess we have some work to do... When the dog was a pup, I was physically unable to work with him. I now have a brand new hip, winter's over, it's time to get to work!
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Oh that stinks!!
Get out the whoopass!!
 
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On the upside, the dog has begun to insist on going out on patrol every night.

As far as him letting me down, I think it's the other way around. Shortly after we got him, I developed some physical problems that prevented me from being able to train him properly. That was my responsibility, and I failed him.
 

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