That is why I have chain link fences on my run and privacy on two sides of it. A pit bull dog could not even get into it. Better safe than sorry, do the overkill on the chicken coop and runs.
I need to vent. So Sad, Lost my chickens. UPDATE The last one is gone.
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I would choose chickens over big dogs that kill chickens any day. Any animal that attacks for fun may attack a person. But to be honest I have no use for any dog that kills beautiful innocent chickens. Shooting killer dogs sounds like the perfect plan.
This is one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. I hope that worthless dog is gone from this earth.
http://www.katu.com/entertainment/3623081.html
Dog kills 'Big Red,' Scio's famous roaming rooster
SCIO, Ore. - A rooster that became a local fixture in the town of Scio has been killed by a dog.
Big Red brought national attention to the Willamette Valley town after he arrived in 1998 as a hitchhiker in the back of a pickup truck.
The rooster, a Rhode Island Red, made a home for himself at a feed store warehouse - where he crowed to be let out every morning at 8:00.
He would pause on the warehouse steps before heading across the street and down an alley to a grocery, where he waited for a cinnamon roll and a small bowl of water.
After finishing breakfast, Big Red would return to the feed store, making several stops along the way for sliced grapes and popcorn.
He returned to the grocery store around lunch time looking for handouts from students. Every afternoon shortly before 5:00, he returned to the warehouse to be locked up for the night.
I would choose chickens over big dogs that kill chickens any day. Any animal that attacks for fun may attack a person. But to be honest I have no use for any dog that kills beautiful innocent chickens. Shooting killer dogs sounds like the perfect plan.
This is one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. I hope that worthless dog is gone from this earth.
http://www.katu.com/entertainment/3623081.html
Dog kills 'Big Red,' Scio's famous roaming rooster
SCIO, Ore. - A rooster that became a local fixture in the town of Scio has been killed by a dog.
Big Red brought national attention to the Willamette Valley town after he arrived in 1998 as a hitchhiker in the back of a pickup truck.
The rooster, a Rhode Island Red, made a home for himself at a feed store warehouse - where he crowed to be let out every morning at 8:00.
He would pause on the warehouse steps before heading across the street and down an alley to a grocery, where he waited for a cinnamon roll and a small bowl of water.
After finishing breakfast, Big Red would return to the feed store, making several stops along the way for sliced grapes and popcorn.
He returned to the grocery store around lunch time looking for handouts from students. Every afternoon shortly before 5:00, he returned to the warehouse to be locked up for the night.
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So sorry for your losses - it must have been horrendous to find your chcikens injured and dead - I have two GSD's the female grew up with chickens and she ignores them - my GSD is 5 years old and he didn't meet a chicken until some 18 months ago - I took him to meet them and he seemed fine but I never trusted him - unfortunately a friend let my dog out when one of my chickens was heading towards the house - the dog chased her and she dropped down dead of stress - he didn't touch her but it was a dreadful experience - he is never allowed out anywhere near my chickens now without being on a leash!
Your dog must be tethered or kept well away from your chickens - he will find a way in if he can! Good luck
Your dog must be tethered or kept well away from your chickens - he will find a way in if he can! Good luck
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So so sorry. What a terrible experience.
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Hardware cloth staked into the ground all around the edges of the coop is a good idea.
I hope you get to start a flock again soon!
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Hardware cloth staked into the ground all around the edges of the coop is a good idea.
I hope you get to start a flock again soon!
Hated to read this post. So sad.
But reality is that some dogs will attack a chicken.
We have both dogs and chickens, along with a duck, assorted cats. Even a shunk who lives
in the garden bottom. (Skunk is pretty cool...just don't annoy it.)
Best advice is a PROTECTIVE chicken cage.
A secure door is a must.
My run is wire fencing (10x20) ,with enclosed wire roof over run. Run has old galvanized around
the entire lower 12 inches, bent and buried to flow with the ground. Actually grows grass on top.
Run has its own entry door.
Same with the coop. Solid. Buried roofing around the bottom. Vented at top of seven foot walls, with
a roof overhang of 18 inches an all sides.
Put a little time and effort into the cage, but I've never lost a chicken. Includes inside electric, and plans
to plumb cold water inside this summer.
And yes, I do let my babies out to roam at times. But only when I'm free to watch them. Our lab doesn't
bother them. He knows better. But that doesn't mean I'll turn my back on him. Jack Russel house dog is
another story. He thinks he wants a chicken dinner.
Our chickens are pure pets. Tame as can be. Hand fed from day one. Ever have a chicken ride on your shoulder?
Still...your best bet is a safe cage.
Duck is free-range. Mean duck...enjoys chasing the cats.
Still, sorry to hear of your loss.
Prepare a cage, and try again. Your local scrap yard should be an excellent place to find old used roofing, chainlink
fence and other supplies.
Spook
But reality is that some dogs will attack a chicken.
We have both dogs and chickens, along with a duck, assorted cats. Even a shunk who lives
in the garden bottom. (Skunk is pretty cool...just don't annoy it.)
Best advice is a PROTECTIVE chicken cage.
A secure door is a must.
My run is wire fencing (10x20) ,with enclosed wire roof over run. Run has old galvanized around
the entire lower 12 inches, bent and buried to flow with the ground. Actually grows grass on top.
Run has its own entry door.
Same with the coop. Solid. Buried roofing around the bottom. Vented at top of seven foot walls, with
a roof overhang of 18 inches an all sides.
Put a little time and effort into the cage, but I've never lost a chicken. Includes inside electric, and plans
to plumb cold water inside this summer.
And yes, I do let my babies out to roam at times. But only when I'm free to watch them. Our lab doesn't
bother them. He knows better. But that doesn't mean I'll turn my back on him. Jack Russel house dog is
another story. He thinks he wants a chicken dinner.
Our chickens are pure pets. Tame as can be. Hand fed from day one. Ever have a chicken ride on your shoulder?
Still...your best bet is a safe cage.
Duck is free-range. Mean duck...enjoys chasing the cats.
Still, sorry to hear of your loss.
Prepare a cage, and try again. Your local scrap yard should be an excellent place to find old used roofing, chainlink
fence and other supplies.
Spook
I have this same problem with my Jack Russell Terrier, he is the epitomy of the breed and will kill any furry or feathery or scaly thing he can get to.
It is especially dangerous behavior, because I live in rattlesnake contry, but thats a whole nother issue . . .
I have ALWAYS encouraged my dog to do what is bred into him, and thats go after, dig out, and kill.
So then I wanted chickens I decided a few years ago . . .
After a few trials and tribulations, I managed to build a coop/run that I thought he couldnt get into.
But of course he got in it . . .
The only way I found to solve the problem in regards to my chickens is,I bought a shock collar and spent a few days with him and the chickens and he got the point.
This method did not however(and I AM grateful) prevent him from going after any other animals like rats and squirrels and coons and such.
He understands that if he goes around my chickens, it will cause him pain.
I chose a shock collar that I physically have to activate myself, because I only wanted him to leave the chickens alone.
However, there IS 1 barrier-type shocker that creates an adjustable perimeter around the base unit, shocking the collar when the perimeter is breached, I like that as compared to just runnin a continuously hot wire around the coop.
After a break from chickens for a year or so, I just got some more and had a similar problem, tho not as extreme.
This time around, it took about 1/2hr and 2 shocks for him to "remember" what that black box hanging around his neck means.
Now he will not really go within 15-20 feet of the chickens, and if he does go near the coop, its a really quick "fly-by".
Its been 3 days that my chicks have been outside while I need to be at work, and me knwing my dog, that means the problem has been solved.
He still wears the collar, but its turned off.
I actually had a close call on sunday night, I had some of my laying chicks out free-ranging, when I went in the house to grab a smoke, Jackieboy got out and I immediately figured it was oveer for the chicks, but he stopped about 10 feet short, turned to look at me and came runnin back with his tail between his legs.
He is very smart, and KNEW better.
I couldnt believe it, usually there is no stopping him.
Heres a video that shows my dogs with the chickens, it was about an hour after I put them out for the 1st time and for good.
You can see my JRTs attitude towards the chickens, he definately still wants them, but wont get too close if his life depended on it . . .
I would NEVER shoot MY dog over a chicken, heck I wouldnt shoot YOUR dog if it killed MY chickens, but thats just me.
It is especially dangerous behavior, because I live in rattlesnake contry, but thats a whole nother issue . . .
I have ALWAYS encouraged my dog to do what is bred into him, and thats go after, dig out, and kill.
So then I wanted chickens I decided a few years ago . . .
After a few trials and tribulations, I managed to build a coop/run that I thought he couldnt get into.
But of course he got in it . . .
The only way I found to solve the problem in regards to my chickens is,I bought a shock collar and spent a few days with him and the chickens and he got the point.
This method did not however(and I AM grateful) prevent him from going after any other animals like rats and squirrels and coons and such.
He understands that if he goes around my chickens, it will cause him pain.
I chose a shock collar that I physically have to activate myself, because I only wanted him to leave the chickens alone.
However, there IS 1 barrier-type shocker that creates an adjustable perimeter around the base unit, shocking the collar when the perimeter is breached, I like that as compared to just runnin a continuously hot wire around the coop.
After a break from chickens for a year or so, I just got some more and had a similar problem, tho not as extreme.
This time around, it took about 1/2hr and 2 shocks for him to "remember" what that black box hanging around his neck means.
Now he will not really go within 15-20 feet of the chickens, and if he does go near the coop, its a really quick "fly-by".
Its been 3 days that my chicks have been outside while I need to be at work, and me knwing my dog, that means the problem has been solved.
He still wears the collar, but its turned off.
I actually had a close call on sunday night, I had some of my laying chicks out free-ranging, when I went in the house to grab a smoke, Jackieboy got out and I immediately figured it was oveer for the chicks, but he stopped about 10 feet short, turned to look at me and came runnin back with his tail between his legs.
He is very smart, and KNEW better.
I couldnt believe it, usually there is no stopping him.
Heres a video that shows my dogs with the chickens, it was about an hour after I put them out for the 1st time and for good.
You can see my JRTs attitude towards the chickens, he definately still wants them, but wont get too close if his life depended on it . . .
I would NEVER shoot MY dog over a chicken, heck I wouldnt shoot YOUR dog if it killed MY chickens, but thats just me.
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Thank you guys for helping. When I get chicks, I am going to have a hardware cloth apron around the coop. To whom it may concern, I will not get rid of Buddy. Nor am I going to leave him inside in a crate all day. I am not going to tether him down. I am not going to punish him for something that is an instict. I am NOT going to Shoot him!!!However, that does not mean I am going to let it happen again. He is the sweetest dog on the planet. He is laying in my lap right now asleep and being the calmest dog I know. He is a family pet, and is the first dog that was my own, so there is no way I am going to get rid of him or Kill him! HOW COULD YOU SUGGEST I KILL THE DOG I RAISED AS A PUPPY? Yell at me for saying this here, but for me it is dog first, then chickens. I am really upset about what happened, and I am not getting chicks to let him kill them, as some Implied. Thank you to all those who suggested Ideas and tried to comfort me.
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I don't think anyone is telling you to kill Buddy. They're just saying that if it was their dog that did the dirty deed, that's how they would handle it.
You say that for you it is "dogs first, then chickens". You're certainly entitled to have that priority. But you need to understand where others are on this issue. After all, this is BackYardCHICKENS dot com. Not BackYardDogs dot com!
In my humble opinion, I think you should forgo any]/b] chickens now or in the future, so long as you have Buddy. It's not fair to the chickens that you bring into your home and family. They didn't have any say in where they go, where they live and who owns them. And I'm sorry, but to my mind, there's no such thing as a dog proof chicken enclosure. To be sure, you can go to great lengths to protect them....but completely dog proof? Nope! Sorry! No such thing really exists. Especially when you're talking about a dog as determined as Buddy has already proven himself to be. If you want more animals, get something that at least has a chance to bite back and defend itself......like an alligator!
I don't think anyone is telling you to kill Buddy. They're just saying that if it was their dog that did the dirty deed, that's how they would handle it.
You say that for you it is "dogs first, then chickens". You're certainly entitled to have that priority. But you need to understand where others are on this issue. After all, this is BackYardCHICKENS dot com. Not BackYardDogs dot com!
In my humble opinion, I think you should forgo any]/b] chickens now or in the future, so long as you have Buddy. It's not fair to the chickens that you bring into your home and family. They didn't have any say in where they go, where they live and who owns them. And I'm sorry, but to my mind, there's no such thing as a dog proof chicken enclosure. To be sure, you can go to great lengths to protect them....but completely dog proof? Nope! Sorry! No such thing really exists. Especially when you're talking about a dog as determined as Buddy has already proven himself to be. If you want more animals, get something that at least has a chance to bite back and defend itself......like an alligator!
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My dog would kill my chickens if he had a chance and I wouldn't shoot my dog either if he did. Just because a dog kills chickens certainly doesn't mean they will attack people(I have no clue where people get that idea).
I think if you do get chickens again you will have to make a fortress for them to protect them from buddy. Maybe electric fence or shock training collar for buddy.
I'm sure buddy is a good dog. He is a dog - many dogs have prey drives - it is normal(not necessarily desirable but normal).
My dog would kill my chickens if he had a chance and I wouldn't shoot my dog either if he did. Just because a dog kills chickens certainly doesn't mean they will attack people(I have no clue where people get that idea).
I think if you do get chickens again you will have to make a fortress for them to protect them from buddy. Maybe electric fence or shock training collar for buddy.
I'm sure buddy is a good dog. He is a dog - many dogs have prey drives - it is normal(not necessarily desirable but normal).
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