I HATE MY DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know what you mean! My dog killed two hens last week and it made me furious. He normally has a chain and fence and the closed door of the hen house to contend with, but he caught all the breaks that night. He is going to a new home. When I find him one. Unfortunately, everyone seems to be getting chickens now and nobody wants a chicken killer.

Karen

 

I am probably going to get slammed for this, but if you have dogs and you have chickens, the odds of a tragedy is pretty good. My Chickens do not free range because of my dogs and neighborhood dogs, they are safer in coops and runs. My Dogs did get one of my Chickens, was I mad, YES, did I get rid of my dogs, NO.
My dogs are part of my family, just like my chickens. Accidents are going to happen. Dogs, cats are prey animals and chickens, birds, mice etc are seen as prey. Put them in close proximity and something is bound to happen.

Sorry you lost your chick, but are you really being fair to your dog?

 

I agree, if you have dogs they are going to eat or chase chickens. I have two Labradors and they would love nothing more than to eat and kill my chickens and one of them has done so before. She is an important part of my family and I have taken the necessary precautions to ensure that my girls and guys are safe in the run.

 

Quote:I am sorry, but why was the dog near the brooder? My indoor brooders are behind a closed door to protect the chicks .
The dog was only acting on instinct.

 

My dogs would love to get hold of my chickens. That is why when I turn the chickens out to run there is a sign on the back door warning everyone not to let the dogs out because the chickens are loose. I know my dogs would kill the chickens but I won't get rid of them if something happens and they get hold of one.
Chris

 

"rotten kitten" ate my first ever chick i hatched. i still have that jerk. it was my fault for not securing the baby.
your dog did what the dog is going to do. i would be beating myself up for it, not the dog. unless you have taken a lot of time to supervise and teach it that chickens are our friends not food, good chance it would happen. i would keep my dog and check myself. make sure i worked harder on it not happening again. my pets are my family. they aren't going anywhere.
don't get me wrong, i do feel for you because you do get MAD. but don't fly off the handle and make crazy choices. you need to ask yourself if you did everything to make sure it didn't happen.

 

Quote:I agree completely. One of my three dogs has eaten many of my quail
that get out of the brooder. She takes them on the couch and chews
them. I have a hard time not laughing. She is so proud.

She has also killed a few meat roos that went under my barn and would
not come out. Sure I sent her in to get them but she was supposed
to retrieve, not catch and eat them.


A combination of proper training and animal control will eliminate livestock
losses. It is not the dog's fault. It's the owner's fault.

 

Quote:Good post.......you should not get slammed at all.

The chicks should be kept safe from all harm. Accidents happen, but you should not blame the dog.