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[MysticScorpio82]

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Musta been some slammin advice they got from their thread on www.stupidirresponsibleagressiveownersofshepardsthatshouldrunfree.com , or it's companion site, www.criminalrecordholderswithdogs.com

Lol

I think you are right!

 

[Miltonchix]

I work for Dept. of Corrections. I can tell you the mentality you are dealing with knows only forceful response. Not physical necessarily, but in their face you do X I'll do Y. PERIOD!
They will sit and talk about their poor, poor puppy that deserved to eat anyones stupid chickens, in fact it was puppy's RIGHT to eat chicken, until they have themselves convinced that whatever they do in retaliation is justified for the "brutal murder" of puppy.
Be alert. Just because a couple days have passed without incident doesn't mean they aren't still in the "stewing" phase.
Don't mean to be alarming, but I deal with this mentality daily and patience is part of their M.O. You need to let them know in subtle ways you are prepared for anything stupid they may try.
Target practice in the backyard anyone?

 

[lickskillet]

He-he DD saw I posted the pic and said "Mom i'm in my PJ's and boots!" Young teenagers! Lol I'm taking DD to the stock yards to see if she can find a guinea hen or keets.

 

[Polish Chickens]

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I'm glad that your daughter is doing great this time of round and I wish the both of you luck on getting some Guinea Keets

 

[joebryant]

I just looked at your post for the first time. I only briefed through some of the replies. I can't believe the attitudes of some people on here. How can anyone find fault with what your husband had to do when even your daughter was in danger. Oh, well, nuff said... Sue/prosecute those creepy dog owners to the hilt. Let them know that you intend to make it as miserable for them as what they would like to make it for you; they're nuts.

 

[Bird Brain]

So we all agree the dog and chickens are dead. It still seems to me some people are almost scolding lickskillet for her DH shooting the dog. Last time I checked, dogs and chickens cannot be brought back from the dead. All I'm saying is whats done is done and I doubt lickskillet is looking for grief from others, especially since she is getting enough from next door.
I would have done what she did in a heartbeat BTW.

 

[DiVon80]

Fences to protect your investments and time, for that matter your kids. I am a city person and looking past that shed really scares me--expecially about what could come out of the woods. These chickens will draw attention to more then just GSD's. Then who will you blame.

 

[danielbrown]

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A fence won't even slow a coon/possum/bobcat/fox.
Most wildlife that lives in the woods are really good climbers, jumpers, or diggers.

If a dog kills chickens then the owner is the to blame.
If Wild critter kills chickens then the wild critter is to blame.

 

[citrusdreams]

lickskillet and other chicken owners are not looking for trouble by free ranging their chickens. It's their property and they have the right to manage their livestock (or pets) as they feel best. Some of us feel that freeranging is the healthiest way to maintain a flock and we can do that. It's our property. What is asking for trouble is not containing your own animals to your own property.

Lickskillet has a responsibilty to protect her own, period. That doesn't mean putting them in bubbles. But sometimes it means shooting a dog. If you want to tangle with an out of control dog with your own bare hands, or a rope, or even an olive branch, again that's your perogative. Mine is a .22

In the city, you have the police and animal control. When I called the sheriff my neighbor's maurading dogs, we were told that we are out of animal control's juristiction because we live outside the city limits. He made a report. All I had to do was go to the sheriff's office, get the report, and head over to the courthouse to file a complaint. Said neighbor would be arrested, and her family would have to post bond. There would be a hearing, at which time she would be told the obvious (that she has to contain her dogs), and I would be awarded monetary costs of the chickens. Why turn her whole family upside-down? And would the outcome be any different than lickskillet's? The sheriff recommended SSS (shoot, shovel and shut up) instead. You know why we made the reports? Because said neighbor is the kind who would call the police or send me a bill for shooting her dogs and those reports are the perfect documentation. You don't have to do anything with them, they stay on file.

The law sides with lickskillet, pure and simple. The dog didn't belong there. No, it wasn't the dog's fault. It was the fault of it's owners who didn't contain it. But it's not lickskillet's fault because she chose to free range her chickens. If I can contain all my dogs, so can my neighbors. If they can't, they'll be shot. Who doesn't like it, can keep their dogs contained.

I've had many a canine visitor, big and quite large, and they're more than welcome. But dogs who haven't been trained to livestock, or otherwise aggressive dogs, do not need to be roaming the countryside. THAT is asking for trouble.

The dog owners who are harassing lickskillet's family were not only repeat offenders about letting their dogs out, but were in trouble enough times for the sheriff to know them and know them well. That speaks for itself.

I'm so very sorry your crapping your pants about what's in the woods. But living in the country is not a scary place to live. I too free range my chickens and nothing comes out of the woods to eat my chickens, just my neighbor's uncontained dogs.

Sure once in a while you'll get the occassional maurader, but for the most part, my own dogs keep those at bay. There's no one to blame when the marauder is a natural predator, that's life. But loose dogs can and should be avoided. They don't just go after chickens...they move on to bigger things until they become very dangerous. They also pack up with other dogs and become even more dangerous.

The dog that attacked lickskillet's chickens didn't just grab them from the yard. When the chickens ran to their shelter, the dogs grabbed them through the fence. Which I've seen happen here. In addition, I just got through reading another post about chickens contained in what I would call Fowl Fort Knox with wood and such, and it was torn apart by dogs. So you contain your chickens in Fowl Fort Knox and it still gets torn up. Then who will you blame?

Personally, I think it's the chicken's fault. There, the truth of it is finally revealed.

 

[MysticScorpio82]

Divon, I understand you are not from the country and do not understand country life. Her property is no just a back yard that is easily fenced, it is several acres. Also in lickskillet's OP you will see that she does not freerange her chickens on a regual basis, this was the FIRST time they were out of the run and it was only for an hour or two. Second of all it doesn't matter if it was a dog, coon, or any other type of predator...it was on her land, killing her pets, and endangering her daughter. I am sorry if you don't agree with how they disposed of the predator, but that is not for debate (read the forum rules). I can respect you giving a suggestion on how to protect her flock in the future, but with all do respect, as i stated before it is very dificult to fence several acres, esspecially if the property continues into the woods. We are talking several thousand dollars minimum.