Diana, you may choose to keep your birds "cooped up" and rarely let them out to be happy, healthy chickens, but that is not something I am going to subject my wonderful ladies to! Yes, your point of protection is well noted, but I personally would rather my girls get to lead a normal and...
AMEN! As a pit owner/lover, I get so sick of hearing "You don't let that thing around children, do you?" or "Aren't you afraid of it?"
People, pits and american bull dogs were bred as "Nanny Dogs". They are fiercely loyal and protective!
As a matter of fact, our bully was one of kindest...