are your dogs and chicken friends

[Bear Foot Farm]

Quote: The time to train her is now.
A shock collar works wonders with minimal time and effort

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

Yes we are thinking about the shock collar, it may be the only way to break her of the habit.

 

[IridescentPals]

Brodie and the girls enjoying a few sunflower seeds. We kept a close eye on him when the chicks were new and kept him on a leash the first few times he was allowed in their "kiddie corral." Now, they are free range and he doesn't chase or bother them at all.

 

[redcowgirl2009]

Reagan the Pembroke Corgi and one of our Barred Rocks

 

[OoWeeFNP]

Our border collie is a chicken and duck STALKER! He waits outside the run until we let them out to free range.

 

[missnu01]

I find a remote controlled shock collar can teach any dog to stay away from chickens.

 

[10sevol]

I have a 5 yr old Boxer that enjoys the chickens, and they don't seem to mind. Every once in a while he will run full speed right though the middle of the flock, and watch them scatter around scolding him. It's pretty funny. Other than that he just lays around nearby and watches them free range in the yard.

My favorite story was what I thought at first just another occurrence of his weekly sprint through the flock.....except he didn't stop, but kept going full speed into the fence row where two small foxes busted out and sprinted away.

He chased for a bit and then trotted back to the flock. They never stopped picking at the grass through the whole episode.

He did get one chick when it was about 3 weeks old. I heard a fee startled peeps, and the dog came trotting out of the garage showing off his chick that he was holding by its butt. It was facing forward and just peeping away. They trotted around the driveway one time before i could get to them. He dropped the chick and I don't think even a feather was lost, but after I scolded him. He has never touched another one.

It was kind of funny though. The chick looking straight ahead looked like a hood ornament on the dog.