My Dog wants to eat my chickens. She has predator eyes for them.

[jordanfmly]

Great Advice. We will leash her and see how she responds with them out and I will treat her for ignoring them. I am afraid she may just always look at them as Prey, But it is worth trying.. thanks again.

 

[Folly's place]

Good advice here. Your dogs will happily kill those birds, and your husky female will be leading the way. LOTS of training time with each dog individually, and very good fencing. I'd be surprised if you could ever have her safe with the chickens, and wish you luck over that. Mary

 

[123RedBeard]

Huskies and chickens only usually mix well in the Huskies belly!

Plan on keeping them seperated!

 

[cafarmgirl]

Huskies and chickens only usually mix well in the Huskies belly!

Plan on keeping them seperated!

X2. Probably not a situation where your dogs and birds are ever going to be safe together. Tough breed to have around chickens, we had a couple in the past, won't have them again for that reason. I'd put a strand of hot wire at dog nose level around my pens too!

 

[jordanfmly]

THanks.. I believe you all are right. Will have to keep them forever separated. I Love my huskies, so I will just have to keep them away. Do not want to risk it.

 

[Folly's place]

I think the situation with three dogs is much more difficult than with one. The pack mind takes over and it will be much harder to keep the birds safe. My current dogs are very well fenced away from the flock, as they love chicken, and I haven't invested the time it would take to possibly make a difference. Puppies I've raised have been much easier! Mary

 

[sbhkma]

Look at my sig. I have three dogs

Planning on a puppy in January. My birthday present to myself.
It can be done, but you have to be the leader and you have to understand your dogs and take lots and lots of time working with them.

 

[ChickenRisa]

I will second what sbhkma said, it does take a lot of training, but if you are the pack leader to your dogs then "the pack mentality" works in your favor. If anyone's not sure what it means to be the pack leader, I would recommend researching and watching The Dog Whisperer. Ceaser Millan has done some amazing things with dogs and it's all with his "be the pack leader" mentality of training. Blew my mind when I watched it.

 

[cafarmgirl]

I have raised and trained our own ranch dogs for years and it is true that training is key but so is the temperament of the individual dog. Some dogs will simply never be safe around chickens no matter how alpha their owner is or how much training goes into them.

 

[BayBay Peepers]

I hope it works out for you whatever route you choose. We got lucky here. Both of our adult dogs took to chickens well. I kept the chicks in the house so both could see them and when it was time to move outside they just kind of all became buds. The only time my dog went after a chicken was for my protection against a mean ole' rooster

The only thing I wanted to add is something I heard from an old timer. He said any time a dog of his killed a chicken he would tie it around the dogs neck and leave it for weeks. He said after that the dog would leave them alone. Just an idea