Chickens eaten by neighbours dogs

[kynewbchickie]

Our neighbors dogs killed everyone of my chickens and 2 of my calves. I called the cops to do an incident report (for taxes on the cattle). The officer told us that we had the right to defend our animals by any means necessary(shooting them). I have had to completly start over with the chickens and it is VERY upsetting!

Oh honey...I am so sorry for your loss! If you have any proof that it was their dogs, please hold them legally responsible for it. Nothing can replace the upset you feel, but they tend to learn better NOT to allow their dogs to run loose wherever they want to go when they have a judge order them to pay the damages and keep their dogs in their own yard.

 

[tdgill]

report him. I am so sorry to hear of your loss, but am also concerned with the welfare of his breeding dogs. Sounds like he has more than he can handle.

 

[cntrywmnkw]

I totally agree with the other posters, REPORT HIM. He should NOT be letting his dogs run rampant. People like that make me so angry & need to be held accountable for their irresponsibility. Contact your local law enforcement IMMEDIATELY & report this person.

 

[afarhat8]

farming frenzy, like everybody else who reads your post, i'm really sorry that you have to deal with this. it can be heartbreaking. i was wondering if you had a dog yourself. if not, what about getting a great pyrenees or a different breed with the same traits as a pyr? although great pyrenees are usually used as guards for herds out on the pasture, i had two that were half pets and half guard dogs. they would tolerate baby ducks and chicks climbing all over them, and even let the baby poultry eat out of their food dish, but let a stray dog or coon (or possum, or coyote) come prowling around, and the pyrs took care of the problem immediately. i had 2 pyrs for many years, and didn't lose a single bird, not even to a hawk, that entire time. and you may be surprised how quickly a pyr becomes a member of your family, too.

good luck to you in solviing this problem, regardless of which way you go.

 

[blondeNchicken]

I lost the majority of my flock (like many people on here, I hand raised them from day one, and considered my pets) from an irresponsible owner and her pit bull.

I learned that you can't report much unless you actually SAW it. If someone else saw it, they have to report it themselves.

My neighbors (who saw the beast killing my girls) were furious and think I'm a heartless 'Bee' for being mad at this owner. They outright refused to sign a report or police statement, so I was stuck there.

I would prefer to own a gun, but can't because of my living situation, so I went online and bought an 80lb crossbow pistol for $45. If the dog comes back, I can put a bolt through it's neck or in it's butt, and it may or may not be lethal.

 

[Mr farmer]

I have this same problem, a stray dog came and killed half my flock last year, and came back again, this time we trapped it in our fenced area and let the animal control take it. The law in Alabama ( were I live) says that if a stray dog or other pest comes in your yard and try's to kill your chickens or other livestock then by all means put a bullet through its head or trap it.

 

[kpsocalchicks89]

We got 5 chicks yesterday and we had them out in their coop they made it through the night and everything was good we went to our local feed store this morning and came back home and our own 2 pups killed one of our chicks and the other was just barely hangin on and then she died a few hrs ago.... I'm very upset these were our first chickens I still can't really believe our own dogs did that anyone else had this happen? What did you do??

 

[newchickgal]

I lost the majority of my flock (like many people on here, I hand raised them from day one, and considered my pets) from an irresponsible owner and her pit bull.

I learned that you can't report much unless you actually SAW it. If someone else saw it, they have to report it themselves.

My neighbors (who saw the beast killing my girls) were furious and think I'm a heartless 'Bee' for being mad at this owner. They outright refused to sign a report or police statement, so I was stuck there.

I would prefer to own a gun, but can't because of my living situation, so I went online and bought an 80lb crossbow pistol for $45. If the dog comes back, I can put a bolt through it's neck or in it's butt, and it may or may not be lethal.

Please think long and hard on doing that. If you don't kill the dog and only wound him, you could be cited for animal cruelty. It may not seem fair from where you stand, but usually that's the way it is. So just make sure your aim is good.

 

[cntrywmnkw]

We got 5 chicks yesterday and we had them out in their coop they made it through the night and everything was good we went to our local feed store this morning and came back home and our own 2 pups killed one of our chicks and the other was just barely hangin on and then she died a few hrs ago.... I'm very upset these were our first chickens I still can't really believe our own dogs did that anyone else had this happen? What did you do??

YES!!!! it happens WAY TOO MUCH. There are SEVERAL posts about this same thing. You don't say how old the chicks are or how old the pups are, new chicks should not be put out into the coop until they are completely feathered out, approx. 4-6 weeks. What to do? First of all, discipline your dogs, then train, train, train & keep them totally, 100% separated from your chickens until they are completely trained & then NEVER left together unsupervised. Sorry if I sound harsh, but as I mentioned, this happens WAY, WAY too often. I grew up on a farm & yes, we had dogs along with livestock, BUT, the dogs were trained to PROTECT the livestock, if they hurt or killed any, they were disciplined. Another point, if your pups were able to break into the coop, you need to take a look at securing your coop better, if your pups can break in, so can other predators. Just my 2 cents.

 

[kpsocalchicks89]

It's not harsh an

YES!!!! it happens WAY TOO MUCH.  There are SEVERAL posts about this same thing. You don't say how old the chicks are or how old the pups are, new chicks should not be put out into the coop until they are completely feathered out, approx. 4-6 weeks.   What to do?  First of all, discipline your dogs, then train, train, train & keep them totally, 100% separated from your chickens until they are completely trained & then NEVER left together unsupervised.  Sorry if I sound harsh, but as I mentioned, this happens WAY, WAY too often.  I grew up on a farm & yes, we had dogs along with livestock, BUT, the dogs were trained to PROTECT the livestock, if they hurt or killed any, they were disciplined.  Another point, if your pups were able to break into the coop, you need to take a look at securing your coop better, if your pups can break in, so can other predators.  Just my 2 cents.

it's not harsh and we fixed it like double checked and ya it's super fixed lol but ya training is a must but what kind of training do you focus on? And they are old enough to be outside they've been outside for awhile now but they're new to me the chicks are about 6 weeks the pups are 5 month old pointer/collie/labs