I got Fernando -- Great Pyranees -- as a pup to guard my chickens from coyotes and vermin. He's less than a year old, and so we're working through issues.
He has discovered that chickens lay eggs and eggs are delicious. He hears the egg song and joyously runs over to the nesting box, and has a snack. He doesn't even wait for the hen to get out of the nest, he just nudges her out of the way.
And he is *so* proud of himself. It's his favorite trick. (It kind of does make me laugh.)
How do I combat this? If I bait the eggs with hot sauce, won't he be able to smell them and know they are not "the good eggs?" Does this work?
He has discovered that chickens lay eggs and eggs are delicious. He hears the egg song and joyously runs over to the nesting box, and has a snack. He doesn't even wait for the hen to get out of the nest, he just nudges her out of the way.
And he is *so* proud of himself. It's his favorite trick. (It kind of does make me laugh.)
How do I combat this? If I bait the eggs with hot sauce, won't he be able to smell them and know they are not "the good eggs?" Does this work?