Protecting the flock

[KristenStark]

Anyone have any animals other than dogs or roosters that help protect their flock from predators? Looking for a good excuse to bring more animals home

 

[nuthatched]

In most cases, any protector animals 'protect' by giving their lives so the rest of the flock can hope escape. They can do well without one.

 

[McChooky]

Its wishful thinking to hope anything is better than a well trained dog.

 

[Ometra]

Its wishful thinking to hope anything is better than a well trained dog.

What kind of dog do you have? We have a Newfoundland who is extraordinarily gentle. We won’t have our chicks until mid April, and I’m wondering if he will be a good protector of them if they know him from being chicks.

 

[McChooky]

Our coops and run both are inside another fence .When the chickens are outside I turn my hounds loose in the perimeter fence.My chickens aren't in the same fence as with the dogs.

 

[Ometra]

Our coops and run both are inside another fence .When the chickens are outside I turn my hounds loose in the perimeter fence.My chickens aren't in the same fence as with the dogs.

Sounds like what we are doing. On our property we have a large fenced in area. We are building our coop and run inside that. I was curious to know about how your dogs protect the flock. Thank you.

 

[McChooky]

Sounds like what we are doing. On our property we have a large fenced in area. We are building our coop and run inside that. I was curious to know about how your dogs protect the flock. Thank you.

 

[McChooky]

Sorry but I deleted my original comment and repost .I'm using a tablet I'm not familiar with

What kind of dog do you have? We have a Newfoundland who is extraordinarily gentle. We won’t have our chicks until mid April, and I’m wondering if he will be a good protector of them if they know him from being chicks.

Even if he's a gentle giant you'll have to keep him in a separate fence and train him which takes time. Its taken me years to fully train both my dogs to protect mine.