Coondog and chickens

[Captain13]

I have been trying to train mine to herd the ducks in. But... my problem is now he tries to practice at it when i dont want him to.
And... thats kind of counterproductive to my teaching him to ignore them. So i may have to stop.

Do it like a Border Collie. Train with a whistle if young enough so that the dog only “herds” on command. I know easier said than done. I have two Border Collies. They will approach our neighbors chickens but do not become aggressive with them. Supposedly, the predator in them has been bred out so while they will assume the stance of a predator (wolf) and stalk (almost any animal that moves, concluding other Borer Collies), they will typically not attack and kill.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Do it like a Border Collie. Train with a whistle if young enough so that the dog only “herds” on command. I know easier said than done. I have two Border Collies. They will approach our neighbors chickens but do not become aggressive with them. Supposedly, the predator in them has been bred out so while they will assume the stance of a predator (wolf) and stalk (almost any animal that moves, concluding other Borer Collies), they will typically not attack and kill.

Yeah..he's already three years old. I never thought I'd be able to trust him around the birds peroid.
I mainly focused on making him ignore the birds.
Since i posted about this last i had to stop trying to get him to herd them. It got to where he was enjoying making them move too much and moving too fast.

 

[Onceaoutlaw]

So we decided on getting a Blue tick hounddog.
I’m hoping to get them acquainted so she don’t kill all of them.
I’ll setting for not standing at the pen barking at them all day. Thoughts?

So we decided on getting a Blue tick hounddog.
I’m hoping to get them acquainted so she don’t kill all of them.
I’ll setting for not standing at the pen barking at them all day. Thoughts?

Pearl watching the chickens.

 

[McChooky]

sidePearl watching the chickens.

She's showing a lot of interest in your birds possibly because she isn't being worked enough or is just bored.Anything you can do to keep her mind off the birds will only help. Does she have any toys to play with while he's out or is she only tied there for training purposes? She's a beautiful dog ! I do wish you the best in training her. Please keep us posted on her progress! I'm interested in seeing how well it all goes as I have 2 hounds myself!

 

[tlcmurphy]

My first egg from my girls. Sounded like she was dying. Just heard another one so I ll probably have more by morning, o figure I got two grand in that egg.

The first egg is always the most expensive

 

[McChooky]

The first egg is always the most expensive

Winter eggs are the next most expensive eggs.

 

[Onceaoutlaw]

She's showing a lot of interest in your birds possibly because she isn't being worked enough or is just bored.Anything you can do to keep her mind off the birds will only help. Does she have any toys to play with while he's out or is she only tied there for training purposes? She's a beautiful dog ! I do wish you the best in training her. Please keep us posted on her progress! I'm interested in seeing how well it all goes as I have 2 hounds myself!

We do spend at least an hour in the deep woods everyday. She’s won’t be a hunting dog anyway just our pet.

 

[McChooky]

How well she does at obedience training is a good predictor .Good luck!

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

My brother raises blue ticks with his chickens. No problem after maturity.

I have a redbone that free ranges with my chickens. She never causes problems and is instrumental in keeping predators ran back.

High octane hunting dogs are usually problematic around chickens through their later puppy stages then grow out of it.

 

[McChooky]

My brother raises blue ticks with his chickens. No problem after maturity.

I have a redbone that free ranges with my chickens. She never causes problems and is instrumental in keeping predators ran back.

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High octane hunting dogs are usually problematic around chickens through their later puppy stages then grow out of it.

Hounds are my favorite dogs!