Dog likes the taste of Chicken

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ZombieChicken

In the Brooder
9 Years
Apr 10, 2010
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My dog got our chicks! They were in a tote behind a LOCKED door and he got them while we were gone.

Is there a way to teach a dog to leave them alone?

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He is 11 years old, way too smart and very well trained. The problem comes because the chicks are in the house and he is in the house while we are not home. We have provided a MUCH more secure place for our new chicks and they are safe. Once they go to the hen house and run I am going to build the dog will not be left alone outside with them. He is a big wimp, inside dog anyway. Is there any hope that the dog and chickens will be able to live together supervised? We will not be getting rid of our dog or our chickens either so that is not an option.
 
Beautiful dog! I wouldn't get rid of him, either. I think it would be best to plan on never leaving him with the chickens unsupervised. We taught our dog to leave them alone, but he was a pup at the time. Not sure about an 11 year old.
 
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I guess you just don't know until you try it?

I figured that shock "therapy" would be a good bet. I do have access to a portable electric fence that I have thought about putting around the coop and run at least until he gets used to them. Thanks for the input, any other "off the wall" methods?
 
My boxer has a thing for chicken/duck/guinea...just when I'm not around. She killed AND ate my silkie hen last year. When I am around she is usually fine with the birds. But if they get in her run oh boy.
 
I'm assuming the dog is a malamute or husky. As a rule they have very high prey drives and very rarely can be trusted around chickens or ducks. Electric fencing around your pen once they are outside will do the trick.
 
Can you crate him while you are gone? I crate both of mine when I'm gone, or leave them outside in the fence, even though they are pretty good in the house alone ya just never know.
 
He stays in the house while we are gone, he has never been a crate dog. The only problem is that right now the chicks are inside too. We fixed that problem by putting them behind two locked doors in a heavy fully enclosed brooder box. I am mostly concerned with them while they are outside. I think the only thing that will work is to keep them separate and supervised. When we are around he is still very curious, almost like he is trying to scoop one up if he can just get close enough.
 

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