Enemies in the gate: An awful puppy

[RoosterWhisperer]

So my dad got a golden doodle puppy last April, so he's about ten months old now. As of yesterday, my flock of thirteen has slowly dwarfed into a flock of 4 because of him. We put up a fence, using garden posts and fencing, to let them range in our back yard. Today, the puppy, Biscuit, learned that he can jump the fence, and I caught him mid tossing my speckled sussex. She's alive, but sensitive right now.
He jumped over a portion of the fence that was beginning to lean over, it rained alot the other day.
I believe that he can't jump it now because I straightened it up, but that remains to be seen.

My question is if I should add an electric wire to the top of the fence so he doesn't jump, or if I should build a fully enclosed, smaller run and only let them range while supervised. Or both? I can't get rid of Biscuit, that isn't my choice, and he's imprinted on me and my parents.
I'm just afraid that I need to take action now, or else he'll get the rest of my chooks.
Any thoughts?

I don’t have much experience with this, but in my opinion I would fence them in better, make sure it’s secure so the dog can’t dig in or jump up inside.

My neighbors have hot wire everywhere, their dog will not come near it even when it’s turned off, it’s the fear factor. She thinks the hot wire is on so she stays in. My sister burnt herself, only a tiny bit though.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

PS -I'm opinionated, but I don't mean to be rude. Please forgive me if I was.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

I'm sorry I have to disagree with both of these. Barbed wire could do your pup a serious injury resulting in expensive vet bills. And a lot of dogs love to rub and roll in rotting dead things. This is not a deterrent to a lot of dogs, but a treat. And think: Do you really want your dog carrying a piece of putrid, decaying meat around his neck for several days if he lives in the house with you? There are better ways.

 

[Texasclucker]

Wait for him to start chasing them and scold him for it he will learn and then you will never have to worry about it again if you get him trained to not do it

 

[Crazy Maizie]

So my dad got a golden doodle puppy last April, so he's about ten months old now. As of yesterday, my flock of thirteen has slowly dwarfed into a flock of 4 because of him. We put up a fence, using garden posts and fencing, to let them range in our back yard. Today, the puppy, Biscuit, learned that he can jump the fence, and I caught him mid tossing my speckled sussex. She's alive, but sensitive right now.
He jumped over a portion of the fence that was beginning to lean over, it rained alot the other day.
I believe that he can't jump it now because I straightened it up, but that remains to be seen.

My question is if I should add an electric wire to the top of the fence so he doesn't jump, or if I should build a fully enclosed, smaller run and only let them range while supervised. Or both? I can't get rid of Biscuit, that isn't my choice, and he's imprinted on me and my parents.
I'm just afraid that I need to take action now, or else he'll get the rest of my chooks.
Any thoughts?

Yes an electric wire will definitely help, but this pup needs supervision and training.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Put a string of barbed wire along the top of the fence and when he jumps he will get poked it may seem kind of cruel but it might work. also if you have a dead chicken tie a piece around his neck and Let It rot there this will deter him from ever wanting to eat or kill your chickens again, still kind of cruel but which would you rather dead chickens or alive chickens.

Um no. Barb wire won't just poke the puppy it will gouge the puppy. I got a good 2" gash once from falling into barbed wire that was in a barn. It just about needed stitches. Luckily I had caught myself just enough that it didn't gouge me.
The dead chicken idea doesn't work either.

 

[cmom]

Treats and praise work for good behavior and no treats and a stern voice for bad behavior. Electric wires will work too but not on top because the pup has to be standing on the ground to make a connection so even if a hot wire is on top of the fence it won't affect it. I have electric wires around my coops and pens and the predators avoid them. Once they get zapped they won't try again but you also have to have a quite powerful fence charger that will put out a good zap so it will hurt. If you don't they may get like a bee sting effect and they will still go through it as it doesn't really get their attention. Most animal including dog explore with their noses. Here is a good thread by another BYC member.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-treatise-on-electric-fencing.1117877/

 

[McChooky]

If building a predator proof coop and run for the 4 remaining chickens is not an option maybe you can lock the dog up when the chickens are out? I wouldn't count on him being easy to retrain after he's killed 9 already.Some people have successfully retrained them using shock collars.Keeping chickens may not be an option if you can't lock him up.

 

[Gearhead846]

There are actually dog collars that automatically go off when they exceed a certain boundary so that might also be an option. like this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z4F4R4...&pd_rd_r=d6adb55d-9002-4a40-9db3-8c72f31ce968

 

[Tervuren]

Soooo I know that tethering dogs is controversial, but getting a tie out for the puppy would be helpful. Shore up the chickens' run and work on training too. Those things take time though, so in the mean time a tie down would be a good option. Just make sure to put it somewhere the dog has access to the shelter, supervise initially to make sure the dog doesn't freak out, and don't leave the dog on it for extended periods of time. My family has used in when we're out in the woods to prevent the dog from chasing deer.