It's never safe enough:-(

[OnlyOrps]

He's been a godsend for sure and thankfully built for the cold, literally sleeps in the snow when he has a doghouse(ex-coop) and a barn he can bed down in...Both are set up for him with hay beds, food and water, he prefers the outdoors :LOL

Pyrenees are the best! Our Harrah is 4 months and loves the chicks!

 

[kyexotics]

Pyrenees are the best! Our Harrah is 4 months and loves the chicks!

That's the way to do it!...We had to make him a 100% outside dog, we have 5 inside dogs already that we don't want to screw him up and make him as bad as they are!...But if we could have had him indoors, he would have slept with chicks to ensure their and all future chicks his protection for life...You'll be able to sleep well, I know we have since he's been here, I no longer fear opening a coop and seeing a slaughter house...I have to say, and it may sound weird, but I live for the day I look out in the morning and he's in his usual place, looking at the door, waiting for me, wagging his tail but this time covered in blood eager to show me his work...I still seek some revenge for the heartache, I'll pray for myself later....

 

[OnlyOrps]

My first Pyr killed a coyote at 6 months. The day he shows you he's done his job could be sooner than you think. They're amazing dogs. We just bought 22 acres so she will be an outside dog when we move and the land we bought came with a grown Pyr that has been raised on the property with birds and livestock so hopefully she will have a mentor also!

 

[kyexotics]

My first Pyr killed a coyote at 6 months. The day he shows you he's done his job could be sooner than you think. They're amazing dogs. We just bought 22 acres so she will be an outside dog when we move and the land we bought came with a grown Pyr that has been raised on the property with birds and livestock so hopefully she will have a mentor also!

Land came with a grown Pyr, too cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[OnlyOrps]

Yeah the homeowner is disabled so was there when we looked at the house and land. He jokingly said the big white dog could be included in the sale as she had never left the property and I perked up and said DEAL! We might have a little terrier mutt staying behind also.

 

[WthrLady]

I think the most frustrating thing about it is that we were right there - and never heard anything. We saw tracks, but couldn't tell whether we were looking at a coyote or a bobcat. We are only semi-rural, but our drought has brought the predators closer and closer.

My hens are only truly happy when they are free-ranging and that's why I continue to let them out. I have a very secure pen for them but they are clearly bored in there. So for the time being, I spend a significant part of my day following chickens around outside...

me too. We call it walking the chicken. Eh, it's soothing for us too, so it's good.

 

[RonP]

Beautiful dogs...

 

[zazouse]

We started with all out free range during day(cooped at night), then the hawks came...

We then bought aviary netting and covered every run with it, then the possums/racoons came....

I then bought 3/4' plywood and locks for all coops, then they ate thru the plywood so we got Sarge,

a Great Pyranees who's now 6mths old, over 50lbs already, and we haven't seen a predator since! He stays on chain during day as we train him to not squash chickens with his 5lb mitts, and at night, runs loose on the 2 acres we have fenced in for the ducks and chickens, patrolling! Again, since we've had him, zero problems, before, often enough to require therapy....

Pretty pup i have never kept mine from the flock , a good momma hen teaches all my pups here not to touch the babies, muscovey ducks teaches them a lesion they never forget.
These dogs are the best when it comes to guarding my flocks, i have 6 of them and i sleep real good at night and have no problems leaving them in charge of the flocks even when i have to be gone for days at a time.
These pups are learning the ropes.







Pups making rounds with the big dog of the pack.













Annie trying to scare off the tree trimmer machine after they left it for the day.







Annie is always with the peafowl and guards them from all that intrude on her territory







My Rotweiler is also a good guardian and is my personal protection dog



I have variouse dogs for other uses and killing snakes is one thing they do well here

Annie and the peas











a morning rest after a long night



Marty she has my heart

Annie in training with the pack leader back in 2013

Elia the big bad dog with the wee peachick



My number one critter getter, they come into the birds territory they do not leave alive

Marty is my oldest girl here she was my first pyrenees, best free dog i ever got.

 

[RonP]

 

[Honey B]

Wow! Gorgeous farm and beautiful dogs. I hope that my future holds something similar.