- Apr 5, 2012
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I put my chicks in the coop for the first time last night. I have three dogs (two are litter mates who are curious about everything) and after I put the chicks in the coop one of my dogs came back to the backyard with me but the two litter mates stayed out at the coop. I knew they couldn't get into the coop so I wasn't worried them getting to the chicks as they were locked up and couldn't get out into the run for the night. I woke up at 5 this morning for work and went out to check on them before I left. My two stupid dogs were still out there laying by the coop and had tried to dig into the run. I was so mad at my dogs and they knew it when I was done yelling at them and went back to the backyard for probably the first time all night. I was glad that the concrete footing around the bottom worked and they hit a wall while digging and couldn't get in but was upset that my first predator was my own pet. I haven't had time yet but as soon as it stops raining I am putting an electric fence around the coop and run to make it even harder to get in. I am thinking maybe I should take one chick out and hold it and kind of intoduce it to the dogs, it may not do any good as they may still want to eat it but it may be worth a shot. If I can get my dogs where they don't won't to eat my chickens then they will be great protection from predators as they roam all night. I don't want to make this to long so I will stop now but I had to vent a minute about my dogs haha