Guard dog

[ejtrout31]

A guard dog


So here are some ideas for my guard dog idea.
The picture above is my coop I want the dog to be a guardian animal.
The black is a tall fence to keep my birds in.
The blue is the gate/door for the fence.
The red is an half of my coop with run my ducks and some of my hens are currently in I probably will put the hens out and my show birds in come spring.
The yellow is my rabbit pen.
The white is a section of my coop for the birds that are in the big fenced in part.
The green could be a shelter for a guard dog
And the rest in the black would be for 10-15 birds and a guard dog.


1. What do you think about the setup I am doing renovations this summer and this wouldn’t be hard to change it to fit the dog.

2. I would let the dog out daily. So space shouldn’t be a problem

3. What are good dogs who can protect chickens from preadators and not be the preadator.


4. Would there be a problem if the chickens and dog ate the wrong food.


Thx

 

[sourland]

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[ejtrout31]

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[llombardo]

So the fog will be in the pen and the chickens out and about?

I have several dogs but 2 that I use as deterrents for predators.

I think my set up is pretty similar. I have my whole yard fenced. I have the chickens/ducks/rabbits inside a 20x25 area. The dogs do not have access to the chickens but they do have access to the perimeter of their run. I also have a 10x20 dog run directly across from the chickens--this is used for three of the dogs.

So far my male german shepherd has done a great job of keeping the raccoons and oppossums on the other side of the fence. They try coming down and he sees them, barks and lunges at the fence and they scoot back up the tree.

 

[centrarchid]

How tall will the fence be?

 

[thecreekhouse]

Here’s something I wrote about my livestock guardian dog + my chickens. http://biggoodthing.com/livestock-guardian-dogs-and-chickens/

 

[PirateGirl]

A few thoughts...

One, dogs will eat chicken food and chickens will eat dog food. If you could figure out a way to separate it, it would be good. The chicken food doesn't always agree with the dog's digestion, and sometimes dogs are prone to food aggression and you would not want the dog killing a chicken over a bowl of food. But it is not the end of the world if they eat each other's food, it's not toxic or anything like that.

Two, I like that my dog can fully circle the coops. I'm not sure if I 100% understand your drawing, but your coops all appear to be along one side of the fence. I Think it would be good if the outer fence is in a way that the dog can walk on all sides of the coops so that you are not leaving one side vulnerable to predators. Yes, the dog nearby will be a deterrent, but if the dog had access to all sides it would be more effective.

 

[centrarchid]

A few thoughts...

One, dogs will eat chicken food and chickens will eat dog food. If you could figure out a way to separate it, it would be good. The chicken food doesn't always agree with the dog's digestion, and sometimes dogs are prone to food aggression and you would not want the dog killing a chicken over a bowl of food. But it is not the end of the world if they eat each other's food, it's not toxic or anything like that.

Two, I like that my dog can fully circle the coops. I'm not sure if I 100% understand your drawing, but your coops all appear to be along one side of the fence. I Think it would be good if the outer fence is in a way that the dog can walk on all sides of the coops so that you are not leaving one side vulnerable to predators. Yes, the dog nearby will be a deterrent, but if the dog had access to all sides it would be more effective.

I would put chicken feeders up on a platform the dog cannot get to. I am doing that now as my older female German Pointer eats the chicken feed and gets funny bowel going's on.

 

[PirateGirl]

I would put chicken feeders up on a platform the dog cannot get to. I am doing that now as my older female German Pointer eats the chicken feed and gets funny bowel going's on.

Yes. I had the feed dishes on the ground while I checked for eggs or was messing with the gate or something and when I turned around my dog had polished off nearly the whole bowl behind my back!

 

[centrarchid]

I am going to post what I am working, OP and others might be able to make use. My dog will get ticked.