Process will require time, on the order of weeks to months with repetition. I increase the amount of supervised interaction between dog and birds. Dog must be controlled and possible restrained when dog focuses on birds. My preference if to have dog in a well exercised state and fed state that is encouraged to walk away from flock but within visual, auditory and olfactory range. Effort to get dog’s attention towards stimuli that are not flock. Repeatedly take dog back to flock but do not focus your attention on birds. Dogs and wolves are very good at detecting what others are interested in. Do not handle birds in front of dog until very late in training process and try to keep birds calm at first. Later, flighty birds will be needed to push dog’s envelope. You want dog’s interest peaked by stimuli other than birds. The birds and their confinement are simply the dog’s home base. I also take dogs patrolling after dark to investigate pens. Dog will get used to chicken related stimuli and begin looking for other interest; hopefully that will be a chicken predator dog can go after with your blessing.
Work troublesome dogs away from other dogs. Even when dog is trained for operating alone, more effort will need to be invested when other dogs involved unless trained dog switches into full guardian mode.
The dead chicken tied to neck does not always work. My dogs would figure out how to eat it.
I have never kenneled a dog over night like you are considering. It might work but kenneling is something that I have never done. All dogs I have seen so treated are in my opinion a bit high strung.
You can realize free-ranging with benefits if patrolling dog yet. Give it time. You will likely have to learn more than dog but you can do it.
Work troublesome dogs away from other dogs. Even when dog is trained for operating alone, more effort will need to be invested when other dogs involved unless trained dog switches into full guardian mode.
The dead chicken tied to neck does not always work. My dogs would figure out how to eat it.
I have never kenneled a dog over night like you are considering. It might work but kenneling is something that I have never done. All dogs I have seen so treated are in my opinion a bit high strung.
You can realize free-ranging with benefits if patrolling dog yet. Give it time. You will likely have to learn more than dog but you can do it.
