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Thought I'd update my post after 8 years :) I now let my chickens free range all day, every day. Have only lost one to a predator and none to dogs. The dog referenced in the original post was eventually "taught" to leave them alone by a chicken itself. I tried to supervise a...

Thanks for all of the opinions. I figure I'll need to really be firm with him when introducing the birds. We do have a shock collar that works wonders - we've only ever shocked him twice; Just having it on him puts him on notice and his behavior is remarkably good. The older he gets, the more...

Greetings, New to the site and I haven't even moved onto the farm yet, but I want to have a few hens for eggs. We have a 5-year old GSP and since he's a "bird dog"(we don't hunt), I'm wondering if he will try to get at the chickens? I'm debating about free-range, but can't let them range all day...