Keeping guineas in fence...

[mjanderson437]

Someone on the chicken side posted this in regards to chickens flying over a fence:

This sounds crazy, but it work for me, I had the
same problem, so my granddad told me to hang paper plates or pie pans on the top of the fence about 4 ft apart ,well belive it or not,,it WORKED!!!!

What do you think about this in regards to guineas? My neighbors dog is a guinea chaser so them getting out of the run fence isn't a good thing. But my husband doesn't want to cover the run. We have a ton of pine trees and the needles will get stuck in wire or net and he's just not willing to take that step yet. But they can't stay in the coop/run forever. I guess I could clip a wing. What do y'all think??

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I didn’t dig it up. It showed up in the BYC thread. There are better ways to handle this 99% of the time.
But blast away my friend - blast away.

It’s been odd to me, but BYCs is asking us to add to old threads instead of making new ones. That’s making for some odd threads… I just ignore their suggestions and make my new thread anyway!

 

[Sydney65]

I don’t get it but it’s resurrected several old threads from people who aren’t even active on BYCs anymore!

So ppl spend time responding to old threads & long gone members while potentially taking in outdated advice. That doesn't seem productive. Plus, when doing google searches lately I have come across a lot of thread content that has been removed ie pictures, video, etc.

 

[R2elk]

BYCs thread content that’s been removed? Maybe it’s to expensive to maintain all of that data on their servers?

Many people remove the images they post. Some of it is due to their host site changing their rules. Many posts get deleted for one reason or another. I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with the cost of operating the servers.

 

[Sydney65]

Ya'll realize this was from 2013, right?

 

[Sydney65]

I didn’t dig it up. It showed up in the BYC thread. There are better ways to handle this 99% of the time.
But blast away my friend - blast away.

I have noticed lately old threads in the line up as if new. Mb bc we're less active at this time of year so the thread fairy mixes it up a bit?
I started to respond as well, bc not only were there pets involved, but the offending pet owner/neighbor was a relative to boot. Been there/still there.
I don't *think* I could have ever injured the dog. But then,I'm known to prefer animals over humans in most cases.
Dogs aren't like raccoons; they can be taught. We adopted a "youngin' " earlier this yr that absolutely hated one of my guinea hens. Just the one. At the time, she wasn't much of a conversationalist either, so I kind of saw the pup's point of view.
But I taught the pup that the guinea wasn't going to kill me, no matter how much she wanted to, & couldn't be used as a chew toy.
I can't say I've taught the guinea much. I let her go ahead and use me as a chew toy, she found out her bite had no affect & pretty much gave up.
As for neighbors who are relatives-oi. In the beginning, mine hated anything on our side of the property line-including me. It takes a lot more time & effort to train an inlaw, let me tell you. Lol.
I think I would have suggested the op to 1st enlist the kids next door & then work my way up. In my case, I take new keets next door for "show & tell". I get the crabby scowl I expect every time.
But she sees them growing up, following me around, delights in their antics, & is probably the best monitorer I could ask for, bc she's always watching what they do and if any predators around.
It's not perfect; she still walks her dog to the edge of the property line to on our side. But I've seen her stop traffic when she was at the mailbox and the goons were crossing the road‍♀.

 

[PeepsCA]

Guineas hate change and are extra leery of new things, but they will get used to the paper plates/pie tins after a while. You'll need to change them out for something else every once in a while... old CDs, reflective mylar bird tape, pinwheels that whirl around in the wind etc in order for your visual deterrent to stay effective.

As for clipping a wing... they will most likely still get out of the pen by flapping and scaling the fence (they already know they can get out), and a clipped wing in a panic situation (such as a dog chasing them) usually helps them meet their demise very quickly. I would not clip wings if you can't guarantee their safety.

 

[R2elk]

I guarantee if you do this any chicken that gets off your property will never come home. Every coop you build with out a permit will be called in. Every camp fire will have the fire department called in. Etc... even if legal you better count the cost before you do it. I’d work hard on alternatives first.

You dug up this old thread to respond to a person who has not been on BYC since Feb 1, 2015

I get the impression that you have the misguided opinion that your dogs have the right to run free. They do not. If you care about the welfare of your dogs, keep them home where they belong.

It is always easy to tell when someone new has moved to the country so their dogs have room to run. They soon post signs at the mailboxes about their missing dogs. They are the ones who were at fault, not the people protecting their livestock and poultry. To many of these people their livestock and poultry are also their pets. They have the right to protect them.

If your free roaming dogs are killed for harming other peoples animals or birds, it is you who are at fault, not them. You will be fined and you will be required to pay damages. You have only yourself to blame, it is not your neighbor's fault that your dog is dead. It is 100% your fault.

If you want to be a bad neighbor because you failed as a pet owner, well, we know what that makes you.

 

[southwind00]

I guarantee if you do this any chicken that gets off your property will never come home. Every coop you build with out a permit will be called in. Every camp fire will have the fire department called in. Etc... even if legal you better count the cost before you do it. I’d work hard on alternatives first.

I never blame the dog , it is the owner who is at fault. There is no such thing as a stupid dog, it's the stupid owner. If you have a problem with a mishavin dog. https://www.amazon.com/NVK-Recharge...1&keywords=shock+collar&qid=1624192006&sr=8-5
Enough said.

 

[MTR]

It’s been odd to me, but BYCs is asking us to add to old threads instead of making new ones. That’s making for some odd threads… I just ignore their suggestions and make my new thread anyway!

Well that explains why they show up. I respond with out seeing it’s old. BYC way to pull in old members?