I am in need of a hug

[pooh731]

Last night one of my dogs killed my EE roo 'mellow'. He died protecting his 3 girls, my dog hurt my RIR named 'Red bird' she is now afraid to move and when she does she limps. I have been keeping a close eye on red. 'Mellow' would have been 5 months old on the 13th of this month, my 'red bird' turned 4 month old today. R.I.P. 'Mellow' you were a pretty boy

 

[greenpeeps]

Sorry, it's so hard to train the dogs not to attack the chickens. Hope Red Bird feels better soon. Big Hug!

 

[kuntrygirl]

OH NO!!! Sorry to hear what happened. I'm sending a big hug your way.

 

[kyeschicks]

my dog died earlier this morning

 

[FarmCoe]

To Skitz and Pooh

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

So sorry to you pooh. I lost several hens to my dog before I was able to train her. It takes time and perseverance. Hopefully you will have both.

 

[Peaches Lee]

So sorry.

My cat was killed by coyotes a few days ago.

Pooh and Skitz

to you.

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

I am so sorry.

It is just a dogs natural instinct. My border collie used to try and bite the chickens (but luckily never ate one). I started to leash my dog and sit by the chickens with her. Everytime she would lay down, sit or look away from the chickens I would give her a treat. If she tried to bark or nip at them I would say "Ah Ah" in a short sharp voice.

As you can see from this picture she is now very good with the chickens.

Zoey (my border collie) is very good with the chickens however, if a wild bird comes in the yard she will go after it.

I wish you luck with your dog and I highly recommend trying to train him. It is fun to train your dog and is also very rewarding. Good luck.

 

[fam5r]

Sorry for your loss. I find myself falling right in love with our chickens! this is our fist time raising them

 

[pooh731]

Thank you all so much, talk about this with everyone on this site helps. Everyone here is so understanding I feel like everyone here is a part of my family. Thank you