Black labs and chickens don't mix

[minihorse927]

Well so far the neighbors dogs have been either in his house or chained up. I have been checking on them daily to make sure. Today is the first day the survivors have been out in another pen. I put them in a seperate coop with a couple other silkies and they would not come out of the coop. Today they are out wondering around. That makes me happy to see. I have found some replacement sizzle hens and also at least one silkie pullet to replace the ones I lost. I am going to take the bills to the neighbor at least for pure sport. I know it will not get me anywhere, but it might make me feel a little better.

I like the gunny sack idea, think these two dogs are a little big for that, but it would be hilarious. I own one dog and she is a rottweiler. While she never wanted to hurt the chickens she did want to play with them when I first got them. She thinks they are chicken ninjas now since one of the roosters pulled a fast one on her while she was sniffing him and he ran around her in a circle and spurred her right below the eye. He only caused a little spot of missing hair but it was enough of a lesson for her to not want anything to do with them anymore.

I hate the idea of killing someones dogs but this has happened way to many times. The first time it happened they were free ranging and it is twice now they have tore through a pen. I have shot many strays that people dump out here (I live in the middle of a nature preserve) and I feel bad about having to do it but the pound doesn't want to come and get them and the so called humane society is always full and can not take more animals. I hate it even worse since these dogs actaully belong to someone but I know they are unproperly trained. If he wants them to run loose, he needs to train them to stay in his yard. Mine runs loose and does not leave my yard, it is not like it is all that complicated. It is not like he lives 10 feet from me either, his dogs are travelling over a 7 acre field on my property to get back here and also going over 2 acres of the next doors guys property. I live smack in the middle of the 14 acres so it isn't like the chickens are taunting his dogs on the fence line. They are way to far away from each other!

The thing that made me the most furious about the dogs is they did not come over and kill them to eat. They killed them and just left them laying there. The only thing they did was tear the silkie hen open, they did not eat any of her just pulled her all over my backyard and the sizzle roo that was in there had a missing head. I hate it when they just kill for sport!
No worries on the double post!

 

[m_shuman]

I would shoot them. The thing I have learned about labs (I have had labs from the time I was a baby) is that if they want to get to something they will. They are hard headed. I have a male that has chewed through double chainlink fence twice so he could breed the female in the next kennel. He also was not phased by electric fences. When we lived in a subdivision in Jacksonville FL he would dig under the fence so we buried an electric fence around the yard. This did not stop him from escaping the only difference was he would twitch while he dug the hole under the fence. If there is a female in heat around here he will take off running you can light him up with the electric collar and he keeps running again while he twitches.

As for a beebee gun that is a joke. My 5 year old has shot him with a bee bee gun for barking and it dosen't phase him at all. About the only thing I have found that phases him is if you squirt him at close range with a high pressure water hose when it is cold outside.

Personally I would have to shoot the neighbors dogs. We have shot dogs and cats that have been dumped on our property. I would not tell the neighbor you did it. I would just bury the evidence because in some areas you can get in trouble for shooting dogs/cats. And I do agree it is frustrating when animal control will not do their job. I wish you luck!

 

[fifenashia]

We had our neighbors 2 labs break into our yard yesterday and kill 2 of my hens, also for sport not for food. We are planning on shoring up the bottom of the fence with concrete and filler as well as an electric line on the bottom and barbed wire on the top. In addition, I am planning on buying a high power pellet gun (the ones they use to kill squirrels and such). Next time they come back, I will be ready!!!

I agree with many other posters, if they are not to be deterred they must be put down one way or another. It sounds like they have a taste for your hens and will be back for more first chance. I have told the owner from yesterday that I will shoot if they return, I am entitled to protect my property and my family (feathered, furied and human alike!)

I sure hope you find resolution soon, it's devastating to lose them like that!

 

[minihorse927]

Well, as of today all chickens lost in the pen have been replaced and I have to pick some of them up since they are semi local. Well, my mom is going to get them since they live closer and then they will be bringing them down to me since they are coming down to my house anyway. This has rung me up to the tune of $140 to find comparable replacements. I believe he will be getting copies of all receipts for these chickens regardless of whether I think I will be paid or not. At least for show to let him know I do mean some serious business about what these chickens are worth and not only that the fact they are loved family members at my place!

God forbid they eyeball, or even worse, get ahold of one of the ducks, BF will definitely go on a rampage. There will be no stopping him then cause those ducks are his babies. He is not much on the chicks but he loves ducklings.

 

[kelar]

It's terrible when people do not take responsibility for their dogs, but chickens are on every predator's top ten list, so I think the best thing to do is predator proof your pens to prevent anything from getting in. After we had coyotes climb a six foot fence and tear through bird netting over the top to get into our pen, we reinforced the sides with field fencing and securely wired the top as well. If there is any way for a predator to get in, they will.

 

[chicketychickchick]

The same thing happened to us today. We went to pick the kids up from school and returned to find 4 of our hens dead in the yard from an at large domestic dog attack! It was gruesome and my 3 & 5 year old children are traumatized. They raised them from day old chicks and we are devastated. Needless to say any dogs found on our property in the future will be shot on sight without reservation!

 

[fifenashia]

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Oh man that is HORRIBLE! I am so sorry for your loss!

Both of my boys are taking our loss hard, it helped to have a small "funeral" and talk about "animal heaven" where grandma and cousin are playing with our hens now. Our local Walmart also has cute garden statues and we found a chicken one. I used permanent marker to write their names on and we put it in the yard where the girls are buried. Hopefully time will heal the wounds.

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

Just wondering why you didn't take the earlier suggestion and call the police. It's not too late. You need to call, report them, they'll get a fine, and you can sue them for replacement cost of your flock.

You can't sit outside with a gun all night. And believe me, those dogs WILL be back. You need to hit him where it hurts. If they can't pay (and I remember something about them being out of work), then tell them that you'll take 1 dollar and them getting rid of all pets for 2 years. Or whatever. Signed document.

JMHO

 

[minihorse927]

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I went ahead and called the police the day it was mentioned and you know what they told me? "Call the dog warden", and he told me to "shoot them while they are on my property." I am sorry I forgot to mention that I did call them. My county is an extremely poor county and they do not want to worry about someones dogs and chickens. They could really care less. So as much as I hate the idea, I am just gonna have to wait out their arrival here and solve the problem myself. I have put electric around all fence and it is HOT! It will paralyze me if I get a hold of it (yeah, figured that one out pretty quick)! I know I got to close right after plugging it in and it zapped me so hard I could not move when it hit. It is a 50 mile box hooked to maybe 400 feet of fence. I would say it would almost kill a small animal if it got into it. You can hear it humming and it snaps when the rain hits it! I can at least deter them from trying anything at night that way.

 

[squeak1387]

shoot i feel ya. i got my kids a chocolate lab not thinking i would have this problem, but low and behold i lost 10 chicks in my brooder and 2 of my 3 month old chicks. saddly the dog had to find a home far from my house. i cant affored to loose more