Feeding your LGD when you have turkeys

[NotabitaiI]

How old is she? Did you discourage her aggression towards them in the past? I know it seems mean but I've always told my LGDs they're good girls for snarling and snapping at the goats (within reason) over their food. I do have one who will just go hungry, he's overly nurturing and will let anything take his food straight from his mouth, luckily he free feeds and only lives with other dogs.
If this were my situation I would feed them all at the same time so the turkeys have their own food to worry about, train the dog to eat on command and I would supervise feedings, take away any leftovers after she's had enough time to eat, she may be hungry occasionally in the beginning but she really should figure this out after a while and finish her food in a timely manner. For a period of time one of my LGDs wouldn't eat all of her food and would let the goats take it, I had to be pretty firm with her and spritz the goats for eating her food, I had to make her stand there and eat it, I wasn't mean but I was not going to budge and when she was finished I took it away, she finishes her food now and doesn't share.

 

[AngelasAcres]

How old is she? Did you discourage her aggression towards them in the past? I know it seems mean but I've always told my LGDs they're good girls for snarling and snapping at the goats (within reason) over their food. I do have one who will just go hungry, he's overly nurturing and will let anything take his food straight from his mouth, luckily he free feeds and only lives with other dogs.
If this were my situation I would feed them all at the same time so the turkeys have their own food to worry about, train the dog to eat on command and I would supervise feedings, take away any leftovers after she's had enough time to eat, she may be hungry occasionally in the beginning but she really should figure this out after a while and finish her food in a timely manner. For a period of time one of my LGDs wouldn't eat all of her food and would let the goats take it, I had to be pretty firm with her and spritz the goats for eating her food, I had to make her stand there and eat it, I wasn't mean but I was not going to budge and when she was finished I took it away, she finishes her food now and doesn't share.

I am sure she's over 5. She was given to me because she had food aggression with other dogs. She would snarl and growl and keep the turkeys off.. but now they overwhelm her. I do feed at the same time. They just happen to prefer the dog food. Right now there are 7 toms who are problematic. After November 20th there will be only one. I am sure she'll have control back by then. Right now I have to stand and supervise. They respect me, but not her.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

Consider feeding after the birds have put themselves up for the night, or in the morning when the birds have been let out of the barn for into the yard.

 

[AngelasAcres]

Consider feeding after the birds have put themselves up for the night, or in the morning when the birds have been let out of the barn for into the yard.

The turkeys choose to sleep outside. Right by my backdoor, incidentally where the dog gets fed. They keep an ear out and an eye open for any late night feedings. They are obsessed.

The toms anyway. Some of the hens sleep inside. I suppose that may change as the weather gets colder. And, maybe I only have to deal with it until Thanksgiving. Like I said above, 7 Toms overwhelm her. I think she can control just one.