Everyone is guilty in my yard. Chickens have been lost to a hawk, a coyote and my dog. -DB
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@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.
Oh that stinks!!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!