Life from the Parsonage - A Journal of our Journey.

[silkieluvr]

O my goodness! I am so sorry! It is such a bummer when things like that happen, I'm sending a hug your way

 

[jackiedon]

I am soooo sorry. That happened to me in December. You need to call the police and especially if it's strays and you live in city limits. I live out in the county.

jackie

 

[Cheekon]

I'm so sorry to hear about your chickens.

 

[Parson's Wife]

Thank you.
My husband got home about 1 1/2 hours ago. He took it fairly calmly. Was sad about it. He has enjoyed them as well.
I'm not for sure if he's going to talk to the neighbors about it or not. If I did, not sure what I would say. Probaly wouldn't be the most thoughtful or sensitive thing; and I'm sure they would be upset that their dogs did that.

The dogs came in under the fence, I'm assuming, because when I started chasing them...they went out that way. In two different spots. My mom suggested I bury tin along the perimeter...while it's really not the prettiest sight...it would probally be effective.

While this is a learning process, it's not been an easy method. Thought we had fixed alot of the problems. Oh me.

I thought I would scan thru some of the ideas again on security for chicken runs.
My little children have been upset...my daughter has cried off and on all day. I tried to keep them inside while I picked them up. But, well they didn't stay in.

Ozark Hen...we are definitely coming to NWAR the 25th. My sister has been pleading for me to come and help...weddings are special...and the showers are fun too, plus my niece is graduating from college on the same day! The Lord just worked that out so wonderful...her graduation is at 2:00, and the shower is at 6:00! The Lord tells us he will give us the desires of our hearts. And I dearly love being with my family.
I was thinking of the scripture, as the sun was going down, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Mt 6:34

So, tomorrow is another day.

 

[red-hen]

I can understand you don't want to upset your neighbors and you're a gentle soul. But please reconsider telling them what their dogs have done. They will do it to others unless their owners are made aware. We had neighbor's dogs which ran in a pack and killed many small neighborhood animals - not just chickens. The more people are quiet about it - the more little animals will suffer in the future. Please - I know you're grieving - but please don't close the door on the possibility of letting your neighbors know. You can approach is as wanting to help them, rather than as being accusatory.

 

[Cheep Mama]

So very sorry for your loss.

 

[arwmommy]

Our neighbors dog dug under the fence and got one of our girls. Thankfully she survived as we came out as soon as we heard the commotion. He had gotten under a time or two to play with our dog, or because he had smelled that the girls had been free ranging earlier. The neighbor always said they would take care of it so he couldn't dig under anymore.

Well, after he got our girl, we presented him with an almost $90 vet bill. He paid it and has been MUCH more aware of where the dog was and making sure that if he even starts digging he goes inside. He did say he was going to ...blah blah blah... to make sure he couldn't get under the fence again, but never has done anything. But now he knows that if his dog gets under it is going to cost him money.

We are still very friendly with them, and truly feel no animosity, however, it is only *right* and *fair* and *just* for there to be consequences for his pet's actions. If it means that they need to buy you a whole new order of baby chicks, or to buy you an incubator and eggs for you to hatch, whatever. I assure you that when it hits people in the pocket they take notice. This is not, of course, to be mean or vindictive, but it is fair, and it motivates them to take action to prevent this from happening again.

I am so very sorry this happened and hope that it NEVER happens again.

((((hugs))))

 

[speckledhen]

Parsonswife, I do not know your neighbors, but they may not be as upset as you think that their dogs killed your chickens. For some reason, people seem to think a chicken has less value than a dog. Your daughter's tears have value, IMO. As a Bible teacher/minister's wife myself, I believe it totally appropriate to help your neighbor be more responsible and aware of what their dogs did to your birds and of your daughter's heartbreak and to ask for restitution as well as that it never happen again. Till you do that, any other birds you get will be in danger.

 

[stilwellchick]

May want to run a strand of hot wire around the outside of your fence. That may look better thna the tin you mentioned and it's not expensive. They have a solar charger at TSC for under 100.00. So sorry about your loss, I know you must be sick about it.

 

[dlhunicorn]

dogs will always dig under the fencing...one way of avoiding this (what my great aunt did on her farm ) is to dig a trench under the fincing line ensuring the fence went into that and then filling it up with rocks and when possible adding cement to that.
Your neighbors should reimburse you for the replacement of your birds. Period.