Official BYC Poll: What Kind Of Relationship Do Your Dogs & Chickens Have?

[Mushroomchef]

Thousands of people love dogs. Thousands of people love chickens. And, thousands of people wonder how they can make their two loves get along with one another and live together in peace. So in this poll, we would like to find out: What Kind Of Relationship Do Your Dogs & Chickens Have?

Please place your vote above, and elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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Further Reading:

• Introducing Your Dog To Chickens- Tips & Tricks
• How To Protect Your Chickens From Dogs
• Dealing With Dogs Who Kill Chickens

(Check out more Official BYC Polls HERE!)

Cooper tries to eat leftover dinner scraps with them.

 

[Show Sebright]

Don’t have dogs but I want an Australian shepherd.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Our German Shepard barks at my rooster when they are fighting and try's to break the fight up. Our oldest dog sometimes lets mu big NN sleep with her when it cold.

 

[froggyphore]

not only would my dog never hurt my chickens, hes so docile that they can chase him and peck him and he does nothing lol

 

[Coffee N Chickens]

My two rough collies are gentle around the chickens. Occasionally they'll touch beaks to noses through the wire. I do have them trained to herd the chickens into the coop when I am there and tell them to. Otherwise they don't bother with them except to try to eat any bird food they might scatter within reach.

 

[OzarkChooks]

Our standard poodle is a bird killer, doesn't matter the size or type. We have had to rescue our rooster from our boxer pup twice, so I think he would kill them if he could.

 

[Tashua]

We have two cats that watch over the chickens , one is a herder the other a watch tower boy ……neither cat has ever lifted an eyebrow or paw towards any of the girls & one actually herds them when they stray too far ….long hair torti is the herding cat , the other just watches the perimeter , at 17 pounds he will get whoever tries to get them !!

 

[Ryguy3684]

My Beagle likes to play with the chickens. Well, mostly she plays and they try to peck her nose. Whenever there's chicks in the house, she sleeps at the door of the room they're in. At first, I thought she was trying to eat the chicks, but then I realized she was just trying to clean their butts.

 

[cherrynberry]

My dog went through some hard core training (which wasn't that hard at all, since I love spending time in the chicken yard). She spent a year being totally fine with the chickens, resting with them, coming with me to visit them, AND not eating their poop when I tell her. But after a hormonal broody attacked her, she has been slightly scared of them. Sometimes a few chicks would chase her as well. I feel pretty bad, so I dont take her with me as often, but she loves to follow me as well. She still is okay with chickens, but definitely is a little more cautious. She is pretty small though. We do have another dog who would go for chickens any day.

 

[21hens-incharge]

There are 5 big dogs here.
I trust none of them around the chickens.

I can say with relative certainty that IF one got a hold of a chicken there wouldn't be anything left to try to save.

I keep mine separated 100% of the time. No chance of an oops since the dogs have their space and the chickens theirs with mine in between.