How do I break a dog of killing chickens????????

[Mehjr10]

In the past the OLD farmers would hang the dead chicken on the neck of the dog for days. They say that used to work. But I never tried it.

I tried that and the dog ate it !

Try the Shock Collar, Mine took a bit of work to break by working with them. Both are Lab Mixes so very birdy dogs.. The little ones Chicks up to about 2 mo old really get too them.. After that they have been good with the grown birds. But I still keep a good eye on them and have to say no on occasion.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I have a German shepherd and a Rhodesian ridge back, both of whom have liked chickens in the past. It took some " tough love " to break them from this un acceptable behavior . A lot of scowling on my behalf and a peice of Polly pipe. They would cop it on the nose if they so much as looked at my chickens. I know this seems harsh, but the alternative was to get rid of the dogs.
My dogs now know that the chooks are mine, and definitely " off limits " . My chooks free range all day, and are silly enough to come up onto the verandah and eat out of the dogs bowl. The dogs do their best to ignore them. Good girls. We have horses behind hot wire and the dogs only get bitten once ( by the tape ) and don't go there again. So it would be worth a try.
Good luck .

 

[ederob]

Thank ya'll!!! I have tried a lot of things that ya'll are telling me to do and he really does not chase them much anymore!!!!! He tries to some times but I correct him and maybe some of this is just being a puppy!!!

 

[Missypipping]

I had 4 of my little Silkie Bannie hens go missing over a period of 2 months. We had them free range but the penned them after our last one was killed. Thought it was a Raccoon or Bobcat, something like that (we live in the country). We brought home 2 beautiful Seabright hens. Had them out running free, while I watched my sweet little Multipoo came flying around the corner and attacked one of them. I never thought it would be her she's so gentle. It upsets me that I have to chain her up but no loss of chickens since. I was told once they get a taste for them they always will. x-X

 

[Chickenraiser1]

I have a Bichon and a Lhasha and they have never killed anything. We got 11 black Austalorpe hens and it was fine until....
My husband brought home a Louisiana Catahoula Cur puppy. Lovely dog, super smart. We went to the afternoon movie only to come home to three dead hens. We have since discovered my Bichon Frise and the cur kill together, like a pack. After another dead hen, we got shock collars. The cur learned quick not to show interest in the chickens. The Bichon seems to have lost interest. I have a 5 month old, large rooster who was free ranging and with me outside working with plants, that cur killed that rooster. I never heard anything. I can't break him out of killing. If I'm not able to view him, he's crated until I can supervise him outside. Chickens are now fenced In, with electric wire. Seems to be working so far. I have no solutions. I just know I can' ever trust dogs.

 

[Chickenraiser1]

In the past the OLD farmers would hang the dead chicken on the neck of the dog for days. They say that used to work. But I never tried it.

I'e heard this so much. I can't hang a dead chicken around their necks. Its gross. I did smack mine with the dead chicken but the dog wasnt concerned, he still went back to chasing them for lunch. He doesn't have access to them now

 

[Missypipping]

OMG! It's not just me?! My sweet, harmless Multipoo began killing my hens. We didn't figure out it was her until the first 3 were gone. I was it shock, she's a very well disciplined dog but I caught her one day chasing one of my Sebright hens I yell after her but it was like she was in a trance. I finally caught her with the birds tail in her mouth. She's now chained until we figure out more.

 

[Set3]

I had this same problem, just a couple weeks ago. We are fostering a beagle, and I caught her in the chicken pen. Beagles are notorious for bird hunting. While we were taking care of the chicken, she got in again and massacred most of my flock, including my best rooster (though he did fight quite hard poor guy). I don’t like the idea of shocking a dog, especially one I don’t own, but I did it anyway. It worked almost instantly. I put the collar on, and as usual she walked right over and started trying to open the gates. I have her a warning, she ignored, then one good shock and she is now staying far away from the chickens. Just make sure that she doesn’t see that you have the remote. If they can see it’s you, they’ll just do the bad behavior when you aren’t there. Interestingly enough, the one I brought inside will perch on my arm and follow me around, and as soon as it came in, she never even looked at it. I think it’s that the dogs seem to almost know chickens are food, but if they see you treat them like pets (as good as they get sometimes) they are more likely to leave them alone. Now I just have to make sure the dog knows she can chase birds, just not mine!

 

[Starlings and dogs]

work on obedience with the dog and after the dog has a solid focus, leave it and it you can start working on obedience near the chickens(while keeping the dog on a leash) i suggest using positive reinforcement! dog respond better to it and are more likely to remember what they should and shouldnt do

 

[Island of Parker]

In the past the OLD farmers would hang the dead chicken on the neck of the dog for days. They say that used to work. But I never trieatd it.

I tried it with my Great Pyr yesterday...after he killed a new hen...this morning WITH the dead chicken around his neck, he killed another. Time to stake him then go to the shock collar.