San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[Danielheroe]

Last winter we started raising our hens with care and love. We had 3 silkies, 1 black star, 1 EE and two red productions. Last night, four dogs from my careless neighboard got into my fenced property, into my coop and killed all our chickens. They just had started laying, now dead. I went to talk to my neighbord and he told me I can shoot his dogs next time. Im so sad and angry.

 

[ozexpat]

Last winter we started raising our hens with care and love. We had 3 silkies, 1 black star, 1 EE and two red productions. Last night, four dogs from my careless neighboard got into my fenced property, into my coop and killed all our chickens. They just had started laying, now dead. I went to talk to my neighbord and he told me I can shoot his dogs next time. Im so sad and angry.

give him a bill for the chooks at show quality prices and he will shoot his own dogs.

 

[alisar]

That's terrible! What area do you live in?

 

[Phage]

Last winter we started raising our hens with care and love. We had 3 silkies, 1 black star, 1 EE and two red productions. Last night, four dogs from my careless neighboard got into my fenced property, into my coop and killed all our chickens. They just had started laying, now dead. I went to talk to my neighbord and he told me I can shoot his dogs next time. Im so sad and angry.

Sorry to hear that.

I have some chicks hatching fairly soon that you could have.

 

[aaajjss1]

So sorry about your loss. That really sucks. Wish people would control their dogs.

 

[aaajjss1]

KKH, Here are Kittens babies hopefully sizzles, one blue, one black, one white, they are round like their mama. too cute!
!

 

[lisa760]

Jaffee Bros, Awesome, thanks! At least I can avoid shipping fees!

 

[All-American-Chick]

im so sorry to hear this,my heart goes out to you.as for your neighbor,wow where do you go from there?he at least should give you the cost of the chicken.not that makes it right.
hugs to you

Last winter we started raising our hens with care and love. We had 3 silkies, 1 black star, 1 EE and two red productions. Last night, four dogs from my careless neighboard got into my fenced property, into my coop and killed all our chickens. They just had started laying, now dead. I went to talk to my neighbord and he told me I can shoot his dogs next time. Im so sad and angry.

 

[Aumlet]

That's so terrible and sad about your chickens.

Obviously your neighbor needs to control his dogs, but this may also me a time to look at making your coop more secure. NOT blaming you at all - it's always hard to figure out just how secure a coop has to be against the predators in the area. Even though I'm in the suburbs, we have coyotes, racoons, and possums. I rely on my dogs to keep predators at a distance, but the truth is a determined predator could break into our coop when the dogs are in at night.

Chickens are a really appealing target for predators and domestic dogs. (My own dogs almost killed one of my hens when I didn't secure a door properly)

 

[dfdesigns]

Danielheroe, I am so very sorry... what a horrible loss. I also think your neighbor should cough up some cash for a replacement flock.