We got an LGD Pyr as a pup and he did awesome with the chicks until our old blind/deaf Catahoula (who hasn't ever attacked a chicken) went off one day on a hen and killed her then ATE her. Now Smith, the Pyr...has killed several because Lucie did it first. He is currently on a run in the back...
I tried it with my Great Pyr yesterday...after he killed a new hen...this morning WITH the dead chicken around his neck, he killed another. Time to stake him then go to the shock collar.
UPDATE: I couldn't stand it. I put her down. The dogs haven't responded to reinforcement training. They are only 4-5 months old...I do not want to give up on them yet. What other training methods have worked for you?
This is the first time they have touched her...one pup did perhaps have her cornered once but I actually thought she was just stuck behind her mirror and he was barking to alert me of it. We have 5 dogs and they sleep under whatever the chickens are sleeping under...never touched, chased, or...
Help!! My dogs think this game hen is a chew toy...they touch NONE of the other hens, but this morning I found her plucked down to the muscle! She seems stressed but alive...now what do I do to help her heal? She WILL heal, right??? Am I the worst chicken Mama ever to want her alive instead of...
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We bought a farm on 11 acres in 2018 and want it to be a sustainable farm, so our natural first action was to get chickens!! We were both new to chickens and are still learning new things all the time....
(2) How many chickens do you...