Quote: So far our little teenager has not reacted in any way when our Dachshund tried to get a taste of one of the girls who ventured too close to her. Our lab did however quickly put an end to that, it was the first time I ever saw her dominate the older Dachshund who usually is in charge of our pack. The roo does however seem to think that the neighbors son is something with big teeth, and keeps a close eye on him (he teased the roo with a stick at one point, now he has to suffer for that). And he does sound an alarm whenever larger birds fly over our yard. But we don't really have much in the way of predators. Foxes might be the only threat, and those are mainly nocturnal, I doubt they could jimmy the run or coop doors open. Lynx is so rare in this populated areas, that I'm not worried, bears and wolves keep to the eastern border of the country, and then there is our own version of raccoons, "raccoon dogs", but they are very different from the North American version. And I've only seen them as roadkill maybe 15-20km away. Raptors are of course one issue, but we don't have much of those either, and our yard isn't optimal for swooping down to grab a chicken. The neighbor did say he saw a weasel once, but I think they steer clear of our yard to to the smell of dogs, and like the foxes, they're mainly nocturnal.
