Cattle panels to keep out dog?

[Imachicklvr2]

I am looking for ideas on how to keep the people up the street's Lab out of my chickens. He has attacked them twice, the first time he bent the chain link away from the panel and killed two of my favorite Silkie hens, so I reinforced the entire pen with 1/2" hardware cloth. Six weeks later he is loose again, chews through the hardware cloth and kills my daughter's bantam Cochin rooster. I am very fortunate that my neighbor saw it happen and chased the dog off or more would have been killed. She also called the police and I will be filing charges. My neighbor is awesome

I have heard a lot of people say that hardware cloth will keep out pretty much everything so I was shocked that he was able to chew right threw it. The kicker is that the naughty beast is 14 years old, and so arthritic that it limps. I am really not angry at the dog but I am mad as Hades at the owner. This is the fourth time their dogs have been a problem, they have been warned to keep their dogs contained each time yet continue to let them roam. It is so frustrating!

Anyway, I was thinking that if I further reinforced the kennel with cattle panels that might keep him out. Does anyone have experience using these successfully to keep out dogs or other fence chewing critters. There would be three layers of fencing, the inside chain link, the middle hardware cloth and the outside would be the cattle panels. I really hesitate to use an electric fence one, because I am terrified of them and two, because of where my backyard is located, people (especially kids coming and going to school), regularly cross through it.

Any other better solutions?

 

[tridentk9]

Cattle panels only worked on my dogs when they didn't need (in their minds) to be elsewhere. Though it was the post more than the panel that would give way. LOL- but I did have a brand new cedar fence put up. One dog went through the fence twice. Another went through the gate twice. They just pushed their way through. All in the first few days. We had to re-enforce the fence and remind the dogs that fences are NOT an optional barrier. This from dogs that weren't jumping the 3 foot front fence.

Long story short... the neighbor dog now knows he can get in your coop. He will keep trying. I'd recommend electric fencing at least close to the coop.

 

[Foghorn Cogburn]

I lost a feathered friend very recently to one of my own dogs. Scratched the latch on her chain just freakin' right and caught my girl "Heavy" who consequently went into my wifes dumplings. My kids got to learn about anatomy and lifes circle. We also put up cow panels...and my 13 lucky survivors truest friend- the electric wire. The dog is happier with more room now than the chain allowed and my little ladies can still free range on the rest of the acre.

 

[Imachicklvr2]

Thank you both for your input. I think I will go ahead and add the cattle panels and probably get an electric fence as well. Sometimes it just seems like no matter what you do, something is still going to kill your chickens.

 

[CarolinesChicks]

Did the cattle panel work for you? I am thinking about adding it to my coop.
Thanks!