My Puppy Killed a Chicken...

[Double-T-Family-Farm]

we have a pomeranian poodle mix and she doenst botehr our birds at all... but shes been arund teh birds since she was born.. and our beagle never has killed the birds either until she had puppies and she got loose and killed a duck and brought back to her puppies.. so never trust a mom dog around your birds with her puppies..

 

[Cheryl]

Marlinchaser...you are too funny
Frosty, I like your dog on the back thing...once the ground dries up of snow I will do that with my dog. Right now he thinks they are one big toy, no he has NEVER gotten to one, but I know how he treats his toys...he doesn't actually chew things, he just drags them around in his mouth!
ON a final note, the only thing I have flipped are pancakes, burgers and such!!!

 

[Lesapple]

I don't necessarily agree with the once a bite will always bite rule. We had a dog catch one of our chickens a few years ago and I watched it all happen upstairs from our house. I ran out screaming bloody murder and chased that dog down, yelled at it and took my chicken back. It never ever grabbed one of our chickens again, and it comes around quite regularly ... and it's been 4 years...

I do think however that young dogs are the worst offenders. I posted just a little bit ago about our neighbor's new dogs almost (?? she may not last the night) killing our araucana today. I wasn't here to witness it.

 

[bbRedMom]

I like the flipping over idea. We already used that in regards to chasing the cats.

She is the most willful pup I've ever had. She is pit/mastiff/lab mix.

When it finally stops rainng here in Arkansas, we will do the chicken in a crate idea.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Marlinchaser]

Quote:
You have never flipped the bird??I flip the bird quite often, I am on the road a lot.

 

[bbRedMom]

Update-We are going to have to find Macy a new home. I've tried everything ya'll suggessted, but she is obsessed with killing chickens. We built a fence around the house with the coop on the outside, and every morning she immediately runs to the back fence to try and get to the coop.

This morning she took a running jump, scrambled over the top, and then threw herself against the coop dor until it busted open. She then shook a hen ( she''s ok), but grabbed one of my 2 week old chicks and shook it. All the whie I'm trying to get to her while keeping the other dogs in the fence. I fainlly get outside the fence, and she starts to run with me with the dying, screaming chick in her mouth.

She also is the instigator of the goat harrassment. She BIT him on the nose this morning. Hard. He then butted her, and she just rolled over and tried to get him again. I'm still trying to count chicken beaks, and have to run to the goat pen to break this up.

No punishiment, reprimands, rewards, nothing works with this dog in regards to the chickens and the goat. I cannot have a farm with a stock killing dog.

In every other way, she's a great dog. Crate trained, UTD on shots and heartowrms, gets along with dogs, cats, and kids. Loves to be with you.

Just cannot be with chickens, or goats apparently.

 

[Mee246]

Quote: I agree with KSTAVAN I raised my chicks with dogs present at all times, and let them know that they are all to be good together. Now my dogs can be out with chickens(yes unsupervised) in fact they will protect the birds from other things in the yard. My corgi actually will bark at birds flying overhead. Learned from observing how chickens react to overhead flyers I didnt teach her that(though I would like to take the credit) now according to other posts you have a couple other options: Shoot the dog shoot the dogs owner(not a good option) threaten the dogs owner then shoot the dog the next time it happens

beat the dog with the chicken (MY Favorite) Beat the dog with the chicken then tie it around the dogs neck and make it live like that for a week or so.

make the dog sleep with the chickens(zorzois (-1sp) are particulaly good at this, so they think they are chickens and will no longer harm them. If you use this option, best to start with them in a kennel or you will have NO chickens, and then you wont have to worry about it anyways, so that would solve the problem too. There are many more options, I just cant remember them all.

Quote: How does this work? I'm not discrediting, I honestly have never heard of it and wonder how it works. How do you tie the dead bird around their neck(new fashion style..LOL)? Why does it deter the dog from killing again(the smell? the drama of having tied to their neck?) I would think it would entice them to eat the bird tied around their neck(Mmm.. decaying carcass..) Adam's dogs eat roadkill..(yuck) I've heard of beating the dog with the chicken. Came close to trying it once, didn't want the body to dismember in my hands.. But never heard about tying it around there neck..Please explain, you've peaked my curiousity.. -Kim

 

[Mee246]

My son's Corgi puppy just killed my pullet. She actually snacked on it a bit before I caught her. Suggestions?

I already tossed the pullet, besides the pup is too small/short to tie the bird to her. Plus she sleeps inside.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I am sorry for your loss.

My dog killed my first batch of chicks and was surefire proud of herself.
It is what those animals do, they are all still wolves - even my 8 pound weenie.

It was fine keeping the 2nd batch safe as long as they were in the brooder in the shed, but they a big now and are outside.
With a weenie prowling. So she does not get to come out all the time when I tend to the chickens and I have secured the new run and I am still working on that.

it takes constant vigilance to keep the little flock safe.
it is a teachable moment for the humans in the story.

This post is 14 years old just FYI.

 

[Alagirl]

This post is 14 years old just FYI.

deleted the post when I realized how old it was.