Granny's gone and done it again

[h2oratt]

Finished my nap and have been outside doing more chores. I shot a stray dog today breaking into one of my chicken coops. I'd do it again. Stray dog vs 1000 dollars in hens.... No brainer.

I hope you killed it

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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Thanks Granny! I laughed so hard I couldn't talk!

 

[Nomadicus]

I hope you killed it

Nope. Just a pellet gun in the rump. Now I wish I could have. He killed a RIR rooster.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Nope. Just a pellet gun in the rump. Now I wish I could have. He killed a RIR rooster.

Well hopefully he got the lesson to not come back. If so that solves your problem without killing it.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I dont remember what he ate.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Finished my nap and have been outside doing more chores. I shot a stray dog today breaking into one of my chicken coops. I'd do it again. Stray dog vs 1000 dollars in hens.... No brainer.

Im glad you didnt kill it. I understand what predators can do to a flock but it hurts my heart to hear about it. Of course its the owners fault, not the dogs. I imagine in your shoes I would have done the same. Do you have a dog pound that you might could take it to if it comes back?
IF they have room at our dog pound they charge us to bring dogs in and the warden stood in my driveway and told me to shoot any stray dogs. I guess I have just turned into a sissy.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Did not weigh it. Gets its name from original recipe: a pound each of eggs, butter, sugar, flour. (Also needs salt and vanilla.) But those proportions would make a HUGE cake, or several cakes, lol. It is heavy, though! Like, um ... banana bread, sorta. Dense.

I bought 2 cans of pears to make a cobbler and one of the cans is MIA. so I guess there is no cobbler here. You reminded me because it also calls for a cup of everything.

 

[Nomadicus]

Im glad you didnt kill it. I understand what predators can do to a flock but it hurts my heart to hear about it. Of course its the owners fault, not the dogs. I imagine in your shoes I would have done the same. Do you have a dog pound that you might could take it to if it comes back?
IF they have room at our dog pound they charge us to bring dogs in and the warden stood in my driveway and told me to shoot and stray dogs. I guess I have just turned into a sissy.

No animal control out in the county. Only in the city.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You're not a sissy. I shot a dog once and hated it. If you're out in the county around here, you don't have many options. The shelters only take dogs from people inside city limits and you have to have a utility bill to prove it. But if it's devastating your flock, what are you going to do? I have locked dogs up in my grow out pen and posted them on fb, and found the owners. But if you can't catch the dog .... and I haven't always had a gun. I have a pellet gun now but am not a good shot.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

No animal control out in the county. Only in the city.

well I will second what Blue said then. Hope it learned its lesson.