Nearly headless chicken?

[blucoondawg]

If there's snow, can't you see the tracks of what did it and where it came from as well as where it went?
You can't legally shoot a dog ( and most wild animals) unless it's in the act of destroying your property

You can't really advise anyone on when it is or isn't legal to shoot a dog unless you have researched the local animal control ordinances where they live. In some areas it is legal to shoot a dog simply for being on your property, in some places they have to be killing livestock in some places it is harassing or killing livestock. I for one am not going to wait for them to kill or injure one of my animals before killing them, if they are on my property and chasing or acting like they are chasing they are getting shot. Besides that if nobody sees it but you all they authorities have to go off of is you word of what happened and they will have a hard time proving you did anything illegal, also if you just shoot them and don't tell anyone anything there will be nobody to accuse you of anything.

 

[ChaoticCritters]

We know for sure it's the dog, after it was over here terrorizing my dog, it came back over that night and I SAW it catching chickens. It grabbed an Americauna by the tail who escape with a naked butt and then jumped after a Black sex link and ripped a mouthful of feathers out of her then grabbed a Buff Orpington by it's tail. My daycare kids were here and I had my hands full with an infant while her 2yr old brother was clutching my leg so I couldn't shoot the dog or do anything. My kiddo went screaming out of the house with a water gun and sprayed the dog in the eyes until it let go of the chicken.

The neighbors have promised that their dog will never set foot over here again (and sent a kid over with a check). I told my girls we'll re-vamp the old turkey coop with the $$$ and get them a few more chickens and a new rooster. Our rooster is um... really pathetic. If he catches sight of the dog, he doesn't even bother to sound an alarm, just takes off running for the coop leaving all the hens behind.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Quote: Do you have examples of any such places?

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Quote: Then I don't understand why you asked if a Coyote could have done it

 

[arcy liger]

i keep 1rooster for every 4 hens..and guinea flow is the best for an alarm as they fight together and then fly to a safe place...
i had aproblem with stray dog so i made a temporary fence and cleared extrabushes (so that they can see it coming )and brought some guineas..they are great ..the male guinea will go to the dog and he will be after him so that others can escape.the female will make alarms and then go to a safe place and the male will fly off..

 

[blucoondawg]

Do you have examples of any such places?

Ya, in the last couple weeks I have read several threads on here refering to problem stray dogs, a few of them have spoken of the laws regarding shooting them and said it is legal to kill them simply for straying on their property, one was in the southern part of the country, possibly somewhere in Alabama, I don't remember all the details I have read plenty of threads here and can't keep them all in memory.

 

[ChaoticCritters]

Then I don't understand why you asked if a Coyote could have done it

Because we didn't see what happened the first time, my child just found her absolute favorite chicken nearly decapitated and the neighbors were claiming their dog was in their view the entire time and didn't do it. The day AFTER that the dog came back twice and the second time, I saw it chasing and catching chickens.

I was willing to give the dog the benefit of the doubt, after all we do have coyotes around here and my kid's coach shot one last week as it was exiting my property and nobody had SEEN the dog actively catching chickens. Now that we have though... we know it wasn't a coyote.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Ya, in the last couple weeks I have read several threads on here refering to problem stray dogs, a few of them have spoken of the laws regarding shooting them and said it is legal to kill them simply for straying on their property, one was in the southern part of the country, possibly somewhere in Alabama, I don't remember all the details I have read plenty of threads here and can't keep them all in memory.

So you don't have any to show

 

[blucoondawg]

I have better things to do with my time than research threads I have already read to find examples to argue with an arguementive forum memeber, if you want you start reading dog related threads and you will eventually find them, I am not making it up. If someone on here says they know what the law is in their area because they have dealt with problem dogs then I am inclined to believe them, rather than believe I am an all knowing expert on every animal control law in every part of the country in which I have never been let alone had the inclination to look up their individual ordinances..