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    Help, our Border Collie is killing Chickens, is there hope or off to a new chickenless home?

    We have been watching him, and as I said, with the first two birds, we were not sure he was the calperate. But with the third, my son was right there. I have owned herding breeds all my life and currently have 4, so its not like I'm new the these dogs. My other 3 have no issues, and they were...
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    Help, our Border Collie is killing Chickens, is there hope or off to a new chickenless home?

    We got these chickens as adults. Kept them in a run until the dogs were used to them and ignored them. This particular fellow has recently started bothering them. He is not trained to herd. Was hoping to start getting him into agility, but it's been just basic training and a few tricks up...
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    Help, our Border Collie is killing Chickens, is there hope or off to a new chickenless home?

    Thanks for your replies. I had heard of tieing the chicken on them until it rots off, and am desperate enough I would try that, if I had a place to keep him outside. Since the hens have claimed the dog house, I would need to first relocate them. May need to build them their own house. The...
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    Help, our Border Collie is killing Chickens, is there hope or off to a new chickenless home?

    Newer to the chicken world and I could use a little help. We have a Border Collie who is a little over a year old, and has been caught killing chickens. We have lost three total. With the first one, the circumstances were a mystery. We found her in the hay field the next morning, so we were...
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