37 chickens dead

[Troyerbuilding]

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Yes, it was a mistake, a very careless, incredibly thoughtless one that would have been avoided with just a LITTLE reguard to what she'd told him, and just a little thought and effort on his part.

Is it unforgivable? Absolutely NOT! It's totally forgivable, but maybe not within 5 minutes and probably not without some serious discussion... not drawn out nastiness, but some honest talk and sincere work at making amends and fixing the lack of consideration and listening that lead to this. THis isn't about fixing a gate or run, it's about lack of consideration.

All that being said, it's TennTrue's decision, and her and her hubby's business honestly. Are we upset about the chooks? yeah, I doubt she's going to kick him to the curb, we can give her support and sympathy, but really, the rest is up to them!!

As long as the support is for her and her family. They come first. Not the chicken OR the egg.

-- seriously people, this bunny does not at all freak you out?!

 

[Troyerbuilding]

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Thats a mouthful! But, I second it! Good job.

 

[Kojack]

@troyerbuilding:

Yes the bunny DOES freak me out a bit. Although it may be just jealousy showing its ugly head for I cant dance as well as the rabbit.

 

[AHappychick]

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I can hatch and ship you some of my pure breeds after I am done with a few orders if that helps at all. I will do it at the lowest possible price. basically just the box and shipping

pm me if you are interested

 

[Camelot Farms]

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I can hatch and ship you some of my pure breeds after I am done with a few orders if that helps at all. I will do it at the lowest possible price. basically just the box and shipping

pm me if you are interested

Just another thought....if its easier and TT is interested, you could ship eggs to my bator, I can hatch em and she can grab them from here. I cant remember if she has a bator or not...just another option.

 

[Camelot Farms]

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OUCH. '

TT was taking proactive action to prevent loss. The dogs were supposed to be on their run. Mistakes happen.

TT also happens to be an exotic bird re-hab specialist and has traveled hundreds of miles to rescue neglected birds.

She also took in an entire flock of Guineas that were dropped off near her home this summer.

She recently posted against SSS and cares deeply for all of her animals. She posted here out of grief and a need to vent about the incident.

She doesnt deserve to be flamed for not taking action.

JMHO

 

[crazycluck]

I'm so sorry for you. I can feel your pain. Our dog, I thought was always aggressive. My husband always said I was over protective with my chickens. "The dogs won't hurt them" he would always say. Well the dog got them killing 6. So my husband felt really bad and reinforced all of our fences. I begged him to get rid of the dog!! He reasured me that there would be no more problems. One week later I came home from work to find what looked like a war zone. The dog had killed my 8 remaining chickens, 4 ducks, my 2 goats and my daughters rabbit. When we tried to get the dog out of my pens she turned on my husband. I know my husband felt terrible and guilty, I didn't need to say anything. We called the vet and he said it would be almost impossible to stop the dog from wanting to make "a kill " now. My husband choose to have the dog put to sleep. Hard to do because we had her for 4 years. When you feel better, get some new babies nothing makes you feel better than CHICKS!

 

[Mrs MIA]

Dogs like birds... period. ALL DOGS given the chance, without the proper training or motivation, will go after a running squawking bird and likely kill it. My own experience... The latch failed on my quail pen, and I came home late at night to a yard literally littered with quail bodies. My dogs had been left home on their own, as they usually are when we're gone for long periods of time. We live in an area where we can do that. Well, the dogs ate a few, played hard with a few, and the rest just died... probably from a heart attack. About 40 birds lost. I don't blame the dogs... we were gone a long time, they were hungry, opportunity struck. I was heartbroken, and sure as hell didn't like rounding up the bodies at 11pm at night. That was 3 weeks ago. Two nights ago, an unknown dog (not my own) ripped into my other quail pen and I lost another 40 quail to their joyful destruction. I was devastated, since some of the quail in the pen had been survivors of the first attack. Was I angry with the dog(s)? Hell yeah! Do I blame the dog(s)? No. It was my fault for thinking that a chicken-wire cage on the ground would be enough to keep a dog out. My own dogs are 99% trained to ignore loose birds, because sometimes they get out. But since I can count over 40 dogs (three sled-dog teams on our street) that could be loose at any given time, who am I going to go after? I know it wasn't my dog, because the paw prints were way smaller than my smallest dog. Am I bummed? You bet. Will I rebuild? You bet. But I learned my lesson and I will make sure that the cages and pens are secure before putting birds out there. I don't think giving the dogs away or putting them down is a choice unless it's the offspring of Kujo and is going after the birds constantly without provocation. Or humans, like CrazyCluck. I'm sure the OPs husband feels bad about what happened, just as I do in my own situation. You learn, you improve, you move on. After you grieve, of course, because they're your pets!

I know that there are some really lucky fuzzybutts in your future, because they will be doubly protected and safe.

Sorry for the novel... I've been thinking about this thread since I posted yesterday, and now I had something to say. It just irks me when people think of animals as disposable possessions that can simply be taken to the pound when they do something we don't like. Sure, give the problems to someone else, like relocating a raccoon or snake. I'm sure there are people that disagree with me... I'm not out to provoke or argue... that's just my humble opinion. I treat all my animals like my own kids. Maybe that's a problem, but at least I know my "kids" are cared for and happy. Shoot, 9 times out of 10 they all eat breakfast before I do! LOL! But we take ownership of the responsibility when we get pets, not just the pets, and it's up to us to train them and protect them.
OK... done now... stepping off the box...

 

[Biddylover]

so sorry no cool words to say here. but I noticed your in TN I don't know what kind of birds you really like but if you want and are interested I am going to be hatching out some from my Silver Laced Cochin and my Splash Cochin Roo... I would love to help out in anyway. Once Slippy is laying if you are still interested email me or pm me. Hugs and really truely sorry for your loss, I'm sure your husband feels bad but doesn't know how to acknowledge his mistake or the fact that you are hurt. It will all pass but I know those words suck ass right now.

As for the dogs, phew! I'm hardcore with my dog, mistake one to many in my book but I also have a farm dog born and raised made to guard livestock and family. He would be a goner.

Anyway hugs,

Shay

 

[twentynine]

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OUCH. '

TT was taking proactive action to prevent loss. The dogs were supposed to be on their run. Mistakes happen.

TT also happens to be an exotic bird re-hab specialist and has traveled hundreds of miles to rescue neglected birds.

She also took in an entire flock of Guineas that were dropped off near her home this summer.

She recently posted against SSS and cares deeply for all of her animals. She posted here out of grief and a need to vent about the incident.

She doesnt deserve to be flamed for not taking action.

JMHO

I guess my main point is:

If this would have been feral dogs or dogs comming in from parts unknown or a neighbor's dog, the advice would have been SSS. Is it okay for a dog to be a chicken killer, even if the dog is your own? As soon as that dog exhibited chicken killing and tendencies for escaping, it added up to a simple matter of time. Even on a tie out, even in a run, that dog is an escape artist, he waited and acted when he got the oppourtunity. Dig out of the run, slip his collar, break the lead, whatever.

That's right mistakes happen, that mistake cost the OP her birds. I am not saying I would not have made the mistake, shucks I know sooner or later I would have slipped up. That is why I am advocating removal of the dog-s. To make the enviroment as slip free as possible.

I am certain the OP feels terrible about her birds. Feeling terrible does nothing to alliviate the danger the dog's presence means to her flock. It is really simple, he is going to wait for another chance, sooner or later, he will get another chance, when he gets that chance he is going to kill again.

Get rid of the dog!