Old hens in a new home

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I have a Husky and have tried to train her to leave the chickens alone but it has been Futile, i let my Chickens free range and my grandson left the door open and she killed 2 and hurt another before i could stop her, Huskies have a strong prey drive, i hope you have better luck than i did.
 
Welcome :welcome Never had a husky but I had a malamute that charged the enclosure a couple of times. I would keep her on a waist leash and hang out around the coop and correct her every time she tried. I let her approach and sniff as long as she was calm. Then I’d let her off leash while I was sitting next to the run. The chickens calmed down after getting used to her sight, after a few weeks she was fine outside without supervision as long as the chickens were in the run. Eventually she was ok to be out on a waist leash while the chickens had the run of the yard. However - she couldn’t be off leash, got out once when I had company and killed a chicken. My current dogs are mixed breeds (both part AmStaff) Luke was trainable and is ok with the chickens, Beau is like the malamute....
 
Thank you all for the welcome and advice. I've gone out twice now with the husky off leach but chickens were locked in their coop in the caged run. I had a handful of treats each time and would reward her everytime she followed the "leave it" command. Thankfully she is pretty food motivated so there is slow improvement.

I'm also considering bringing my noisy layer inside in a travel carrier during her laying time and setting it next to the dog while she's locked in her kennel. Then I'll be less stressed about the chicken making so much noise in my close quarters neighborhood and the dog can smell all she wants without disturbing the chicken.
 
moniquem said:
Huskies have a very strong prey drive that cannot be broken. I would not trust her alone with the cat or the chickens.....ever! She's not a bad dog, but she is a dog and natural instincts will take over.
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I trained my Siberian husky not to hurt my chickens. It was a very slow and tedious process but now she stays in the back yard all day with them and even wards off hawks that try to attack my chicken and even charges at the cat if she gets outside and tries to get the chickens.
I think one of the biggest things is that your husky knows you are the boss, has your trust and will listen to your orders.
 

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