Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[IamSamSam]

Suppose it's all down to dog type and how instinct driven they are.

Love the girls K-Spot. Beautiful

 

[Fancychooklady]

My GF brought her kelpy puppy down yesterday . My German shepherd wanted to eat him. The ridgeback would have been happy to play but the pup just stood and barked at my Wyandotte roo who in turn kept crowing back at him. Both my dogs have killed chooks but once I introduced ' mr black poly pipe ' it never happened again. They chased the goats once and momma goat nearly broke the shepherds back, dogs learn pretty quick around here.

 

[satay]

Sometimes I think my girls are suicidal. I open the gate to go into the run and they are all trying to run between my legs to get out into the yard when I don't have my dogs locked up. It's a constant battle between me and them; I'm always swatting them away from the gate with a 9L bucket. Here's some updated pics of the 2 Orps I kept from my hatch.

They are coming along nicely k

 

[K Spot]

My dogs are EXTREMELY prey driven. No amount of distraction (or black pipe) will deter them. I got the chooks when they were 6 and 9 years old, so no chance of them being brought up with chooks, I'm afraid.
It's easy enough for me to manage though; when the girls are out free ranging, the dogs are inside with me.

I'm ever so patiently waiting for broodies ... I may have to wait a while ..

 

[Meeka3]

My golden retriever was six when I got my chooks, but he is such a softie, the chooks rule the roost. If I give him a biscuit the chooks will take it right out of his mouth, or peck him on the nose if he doesn't move out of their way. They also chase the cat who just wants to be their friend.

 

[Fancychooklady]

My golden retriever was six when I got my chooks, but he is such a softie, the chooks rule the roost. If I give him a biscuit the chooks will take it right out of his mouth, or peck him on the nose if he doesn't move out of their way. They also chase the cat who just wants to be their friend.

Lol, mine are so very well ' rehabilitated ' that the chooks eat the dog biscuits. The goss hawk spooked a young cockerel and it ran and hid behind the dogs beds. It's nice to be able to go out during the day and feel at ease that the dogs won't touch the free ranging chooks.

 

[satay]

My dogs are EXTREMELY prey driven.  No amount of distraction (or black pipe) will deter them.  I got the chooks when they were 6 and 9 years old, so no chance of them being brought up with chooks, I'm afraid.

It's easy enough for me to manage though; when the girls are out free ranging, the dogs are inside with me.  

I'm ever so patiently waiting for broodies ... I may have to wait a while .. 

When I first had chickens my old dog bear was 12 and showed no interest in them at all. Zeus on the other hand beheaded a few young ones that got out of a cage when he was young. Not touched anything since he got older and thor just wants to mother them all. It works like this here. My dogs are terrified of the cat , my cat is terrified of the chickens and the chickens aren't scared of any of them.

 

[satay]

My dogs are EXTREMELY prey driven.  No amount of distraction (or black pipe) will deter them.  I got the chooks when they were 6 and 9 years old, so no chance of them being brought up with chooks, I'm afraid.

It's easy enough for me to manage though; when the girls are out free ranging, the dogs are inside with me.  

I'm ever so patiently waiting for broodies ... I may have to wait a while .. 

I remember those days k thinking would I ever get a broody.. Careful what you wish for sometimes in spring/summer here feels like they nearly all go broody

 

[K Spot]

Yep, generally in the Spring/Summer I'll get 3 or 4 on the go at once haha. But I just want to hatch some more eggs, so of course when I want them to be broody, they won't.

 

[Findtex]

My cattle was good. He herds them and stops them coming out of the gateBUT I was told that the mally is like a bird dog. It's instinct to hunt is too strong and not to leave him alone with the chickens.

Some dog breeds just do not mix with chickens.