My neigbors Dachshunds killed 3 of my young chickens today

[Woodcutterron]

Somewhere on this website I think I posted my "adventure" with the neighbor and his dog. I did demand payment and he refused. Suffice it to say that " flying dead chickens from above" on his business sorta changed his mind and he paid me.

I'd also recommend politely but firmly telling him that next time his dogs are seen on your property near the birds, you will shoot them. Make it clear you don't want to, but that that you will. If he threatens you with trouble or whatever, simply smile, look them in the eye and say "Well, I guess we'll cross that bridge if it comes down to it." No sense getting into a shouting match.

This is assuming you're raising chickens within the zoning laws and you might want to check the laws regarding discharge of firearms in your area.
A tip on that too: Look it up yourself, don't just ask a police officer. As odd as it seems, many, even most police officers are not very well versed in law, particularly situational variances.

A good laying hen is worth at least twenty bucks, and I'd bill the same for the rooster, for that matter. If ya don't have a .22 or a shotgun, hey everyone should have one anyway. Ya can get a decent .22 for under 150 bucks anyway.

Good fences make good neighbors . . .and a hogwire fence ain't good when the neighbors are dachsunds, I suppose!

 

[Ibicella]

darn. That's a wiener dog for you. They are hunting hounds, so they have a high prey drive.

Definitely bill the dimwit, and if you see the dogs again next time, don't miss.

 

[shanyalv]

I have two doxies, two weimaraners and two bengal cats. I am totally new to this but I have laid down the law to all of my animals about the chickens.

The Weims have their own yard and a hot top and bottom fence, the chickens are in their own run area and I am putting up more reed to keep my doxies out from the chicks.

If any of my neighbors animals were to eat my chickens I would bill them for it.

 

[cafarmgirl]

Send him the bill for the birds and call animal control so they can have a chat with him about containing his dogs. That way it's on record, he knows it's the law and that you would have been fully within your rights to shoot his darn dogs. I'm dealing with a dog situation now, a neighbors girl friend brings her dogs to the "country" for a visit and just lets them loose. I'm fully fenced but my gate was open and they came in. If it happens again, they get a trip to the pound. After that I'm done, it'll be the SSS treatment since one of them turned and snarled at my husband when he ran them off.

 

[chkn]

You know, people are often so rude about their loose dogs. They can watch their dogs attacking you or your animals but often they don't call them off until you go after the dog with a stick or a rock (it's okay if you get hurt just don't hurt the dog).

 

[chkn]

I put 400 feet of 3' chicken wire on one side of the property because of their pit bull mix. BTW, I love daschunds and they're smart, that little dog knew you were out to get him.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

Check your state statutes, contact animal control. The reason for consulting state statutes is that many animal control officials prefer to not do their jobs although most states mandate that they must take action. Skip the drama and go through official channels. Your neighbor is an irresponsible idiot and with any luck a cougar, bear, or coyote will decide to come down and play with him and his dogs. If the law mandates destruction orders, don't let him talk you into withdrawing your complaint because that sets a precedent that will allow any and all bad future behavior on the part of any future animals or children. People who make and withdraw complaints can be a major headache to animal control officers (I know, I've had one as a good friend, and one as a casual friend. Both had cases where they really wanted to get a dangerous animal stopped, but the complainants withdrew when they found out that the "poor doggie" would be killed. One poor doggie was an aggressive St. Bernard grump that went on to inflict horrendous injuries on a woman visitor to the owner's rural property.)

Sometimes I think that laws should require that some people be kept fenced in and confined to cities.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Look up advertisements from reputable breeders for the cost of adult birds, including shipping. That is what you charge him. It won't be cheap.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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It's pretty disgusting when you have to keep your driveway gates shut because of irresponsible twits. At our Nevada property I like to keep mine open until we go to bed so neighbors and friends can drop in.

 

[milo2145]

I really feel for you and I am sorry - my mother and father in law have 2 nonsense, their total so far is 3 magpie ducks, 3 guinea keets, 3 buff orpington chickens - which are pretty big and take a lot to kill - my 150 great pyrenees has never killed anything and the chickens sleep under the house with him, including baby chicks - he is as gentle as can be - unfortunately I live on my inlaws land, right next door to them, so I can't do much about it really - they have compensated me for the birds, and they do show remorse and beat their dogs when it happens, but those dogs are so STUPID - why anyone would want a wierd half legged thing like that is beyond me - get a PROPER dog for f's sake - as you can tell I am as mad as you right now as an hour ago they killed my favorite chicken, which had been adopted by my guineas, they all slept under it at night and now they are outside screaming (and guineas can scream).

I would send him a bill showing how much the birds cost, and ask him to pay for them, and if his dogs come on your land you will shoot them. also get a great pyrenees, they are great guard dogs - we don't see a fox or a coon - unfortunatly because he has grown up with the nonsense he doesn't do anything to stop them.


this is an edit - that is so funny - I put a curse word for the dachsunds which is another word for poop - and it edited out the word and replaced it with nonsense - so when you see nonsense, read poop!