Dog that will kill chickens?

[kodiakchicken]

Our chicks and ducks arrive next week and I'm not so much worried about our dogs killing the chickens as pestering them to death. We have a gold retreiver mix (who has not retreiving instinct at all) and a very small boston terrier. When we got a new kitten the golden became an instant momma to him. We have bunnies and when we let them in they sniff and snuff at them but never try to chase. The boston is the biggest problem as she has to stick that short little nose right on something to smell it. Then she tries to paw things to get them to play with her. Any ideas how to make all that work?

I guess if I just keep them under my watch until the chicks and ducks are bigger then they'll just peck her or walk away, eh?

 

[Cetawin]

I like the techniques too. We always had free ranging chickens and German Shepards....they never bothered the chickens but they did guard them and keep other predators away.

They knew the chickens were 'ours' which meant theirs as well.

 

[pipermark]

I want to warn you all , if your dog has killed a chicken I would still not trust them.

My Husky will not touch a bird in my presence. In fact, she will usually move back away from them or act like she is ignoring them. The dog whisperer would say , "this is the behavior we are looking for".

She went months and months no problems. I started letting the birds out of the pen, so they could get to more grass and bugs. Still no problems.

After about 2 months of giving the birds access to the back yard, when I was home, the first killing occurred. I went into the house for something, I never heard anything, but when I came back outside , there was one dead bird.

Long story short, several weeks later, Sasha broke into the pen when I was at work at killed all but one bird. (She was sitting on the nest and not moving Sasha only kills the ones that run.

Bottom line, if you are not physically there, I would not trust a dog that has already killed.

JMHO.

 

[Badhbh]

For those of us who can't get video at work, can you synopsize what it said?

 

[miss_thenorth]

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I agree. My dogs have not killed chickens before, and I don't ahve my dogs out if I'm not out. That being said, if one of my dogs ever did kill a chicken, either the dog wouldn't be free-ranging, or the chickens wouldn't.

 

[Beekissed]

This technique worked on my pup with great results. Have never tried it on a dog who has killed a chicken.

 

[Newtoniamommy]

Hi, I cant get the links to work for some reason. I have an australian sheperd, shes from prime working stock, excercises plenty, on the smaller end for her breed. We had 6 5-6 week old broilers, one tried to crow for the first time(I was so proud of him) and I started telling him what a good little boy he was and my dog attacked. She has never been violent before and just went bonkers(she is a year old) she killed 3 and tore up my arm before I could pull her back, they were still living in my brooder because iowa nights are of a cold one. She just snapped their neck and moved to the next one, she weighs a good solid 45-50 pounds and I am a pretty small person and I had a hard time getting her away. Prior to this she cared for them like babies and they would hop out of the brooder and follow her like a mother hen and lay down next to her and sleep(we took them outside during the day) this was 4 weeks ago and now they live outside, she goes out to go potty on a leash and chain. I just wondered if this method might work for us, she has bit the duck twice as well. My 3 year old likes to get becky out to hold and though she never broke skin it still upsets me pretty good. I am about ready to get rid of the dog, she does alot of things I am not cool with mainly destroying anything BUT her toys and chewing on walls(she digs into them and eats the drywall. She goes on walks and has a 1/4 acre yard and we pen the chickens up while she is having her romp in a wooden shed that she cant get into. any ideas? no one touches my duck and lives to tell lol

 

[Badhbh]

Sounds like time to rehome the dog to someone that has a lot of room .. Aussies need a job or they get bored, and when they get bored they get destructive. I used to do rescue for Border Collies, and they're the same way. 1/4 acre isn't bad if they have free run of it to go bananas at squirrels or if they have flyball or something to do. Some Aussies have a really strong prey drive, some dont.

 

[gumpsgirl]

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I can't believe your doxie killed your chickens! Mine is scared to death of them!

 

[chcknrs]

She was even trying to go after the goats! And nothing worked, so she is in a good home now with no chickens or other birds.