Neighbors Dogs killing chickens

[fancbrd4me02]

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No one has given animals human rights. To people who don't know a lot about cat behavior I am sure that it might seem like cats kill "for fun". However, cats in the wild have to hone thier skills and will practice as much as possible, to many it looks like play. They will often kill more than they need and stash the carcass for later. Housecats are still very wild in thier behaviors. Compared to dogs they are less domesic in thier habits which is why some groups spay & neutor cats and let them live in feral populations. It seems to me that you are angry about the way they seem to play with thier kills, so I hope this helps you to understand cats a bit better. They are not evil or killing "just for fun". If you doubt me, please read some books on cats. Hope this helps.

 

[highcountrychickens]

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Your kid must feel good to know that he's at least a little more valuable to you than a chicken.

heyy.. be nice - I'm sure it was just a figure of speech.

 

[carondesign]

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Your kid must feel good to know that he's at least a little more valuable to you than a chicken.

heyy.. be nice - I'm sure it was just a figure of speech.

Yes thats all it was

 

[John8404]

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No worrys, no offense taken, and no need for apology. One of the problems with the internet is you cant see expression , hear inflection and tone of voice. As for the pool, I have to walk by it every day and cant wait till it turns from an ice skating rink back to a pool.

 

[chickenjones]

Hi Again.
An update, although not a great one.

My husband called the sheriff back to file the complaint. The deputy or whomever said that unless we had a witness to the killings then he couldn't issue the ticket/warning. We have never seen the dog actually kill our chickens. We have seen the after math from the coop being torn up and HUGE dog prints all over the area; a trail of feathers into the woods going to the dogs home that started from a huge pile of feathers. We have seen both dogs in our yard and chased them out on several occasions. Also the guy brought us a chicken back that was in shock that later died. He said he found it in his dog's mouth. He also admitted that he'd found other chickens (dead) in his yard that were our chickens. None of it matters.

The cop said he would most likely not be a witness for us because he had the right to remain silent and the cop would have to read him his rights to give him the ticket. He did say to feel free to shoot the dog. This is all so WRONG. Just ridiculous.

My husband is going over there tomorrow and is just going to say our fence should be up by the end of the weekend so keep your

dogs up AT LEAST until then or we will shoot them. I am going to get some pepper spray too.

I guess that is all you can do. They are at least safe in the coop and with us having some nice weather this week they can come out in the afternoon while we are all home.

Thanks for listening and for all the advice and kind words!

Melody

 

[judyc]

What a MESS!


Run into town to the local TSC and buy some Golden Malrin fly bait. Mix it 1 to 1 with Coca Cola.

Sit it out in an old pie tin or some such.

Sprinkle a little dry cat food over the top.

I'm not sure your fence would keep the dogs out. Dogs are really good at fences sometimes.

This should take care of your problem, and you won't have to be there and shoot the dog.

 

[fancbrd4me02]

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That seems risky, any non-target animal could get to it. I just looked that bait up, it says keep away from children, it's a nerve toxin and not approved for use in OR around homes. They don't even sell it in California or a couple of other states.

 

[schmije]

I'm sorry for your losses. I felt that I had to comment, because we had an almost identical situation last year.

Our neighbor knew that his dog killed our chickens, but he continued to leave the dog loose. Our county animal control officer told me that we had the right to shoot the dog. The next time it showed up on our property, it didn't go home. We hated to do it, but the owner obviously didn't care, and it continued to come back. We also had the right to get payment from the owner, but we didn't care about that. All we wanted was to keep the dog away from our chickens.

Would it be possible to set up a video camera, so you can get proof? Even a game camera might do it.

 

[Ibicella]

Unfortunately, that cop's reaction is exactly why I advocate everyone getting a game cam as part of their startup chicken expenses. The law works on evidence, and in cases like this, you NEED pictures. They are a truly worthy investment.

 

[Lady Catrina]

I would certainly get a camera, if not a game camera then what we did when all our barn cat food was disappearing: set up a remote security camera that links to your VCR, and tape. We have 8 hours of video of coons, 'possums, cats, and skunks coming to eat the catfood.
The cameras are not expensive (I would have to ask DH where it got them), and they are wireless. We even hung one on a dog collar, and watched from in the house, getting a dogs's eye view, before we set up the recording.

There are even models out there that record to DVD. We are already in the planning stages to get more, and film our woods, pasture, and cul de sac.

Best of luck!!!

PM me if you want the info on our remote cameras (they are not game cameras).


OH - and I almost forgot - to chase off the dogs that have been coming around from up the street, I have been dry firing my air-rifle - it is louder dry fired than loaded, and it has been turning the dogs back. No aiming, nothing. I see the dog, I dry fire, they go home.