- Mar 31, 2012
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What is the Maryland law regarding dogs that come onto your property and kill your chickens. We had 5 laying hens and the neighbors dog has dwindled them down to 1 left. Each time it happens they say they are going to do something about it but then a few days later the dog comes into the yard and gets another hen. The birds go out of the pen during the day to dust themselves and eat bugs etc. We should not have to worry about them being eaten by a dog that should be in it's own yard. How do you solve the problem without causing hard feelings. The hens were producing 5 to 7 eggs a day and now we are down to no eggs a day. This is not only upsetting us but costing us money too. It takes a few months to get a chicken to the size to lay eggs. Please advise me on this and what law protects us if we do something to the predator? Thank you