Thank you! It's been 6 days without an attack, I think my dog and my "red neck alarm" are keeping them away!Hello, welcome to BYC!So sorry for your losses, and good luck with the bear!
Bears are terrified of dogs. Last summer a bear was hanging around and the neighbors dog treed a bear, bear came around their yard for several days and eventually the dog ran the bear off completely. So yes, your dog should be of big help!
He usually is. He was just off watching a dead animal in the neighbors yard. That's when the first attack happened. We had to lock him up to stay home so something else would take the dead thing, and the bears took that as another chance to get my chickens. Now he is back out. And my other dog is inside because she's in heat.
and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Thank you!
I've never heard of them! I'll have to do some research! Thanks for letting me know
Welcome to BackYard Chickens! We're happy that you joined us!
So sorry about your loss. Have you tried Nite Guard yet? Supposedly they keep everything away, including bears. (They're also having a Flash Sale today, FYI.) I've never tried them (I don't have a huge predator problem where I currently live), but I'd like to try them out someday and I've seen them advertised in a lot of chicken magazines and catalogs. They're solar powered, so running electricity to them is not a worry.
