It’s a shame, but usually those neighbors with the dogs won’t pay up.
I have a little story about someone I will call “La Gorda.”
A dog she was caring for (not actually hers) killed a few of my barnyard mixes back in 2017 or 2018. I had a few choice conversations with her, but La Gorda never owned up to what happened.
During the time that passed between then and now, we invested in a much more secure chicken run. Also, La Gorda moved very close by. I was very leery and rather angry that she had moved close. However, she doesn’t care for that dog anymore.
Then, a big surprise happened.
To my amazement, one day I saw a FINE Game fowl and some FINE hens. Who did they belong to??
I could not believe that La Gorda had started working with Old English or Modern Games. All along, I had thought she hated or disregarded chickens of any kind, never mind expensive ones like Games.
Because we are no longer on speaking terms after the dog attack, I bought a Game hen through an intermediary. Now, she is a very good broody.
La Gorda has a very fine Game rooster with perfect feathering, but I already have a nice rooster who is friendly, fertile, and doesn’t overdo the hens.
La Gorda’s fine Game Cock and his hens sometimes come to the farm to free range and I allow them. They are a pleasure to see. (They are usually in the garden, but I have seen them by the door of the run....obviously I don’t let them in because that would be stealing).
Strange things happen in the chicken world and all I can say is that a chicken owner needs to provide good housing.
