San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[poopinsfamily]

Hey does anyone know when the next chicken meet is in lake Elsinore?

 

[hosspak]

Hey does anyone know when the next chicken meet is in lake Elsinore?

Poopin, the meet up was this Saturday. The Fall meet up is Oct. 15. Search for the Lake Elsinore Meet up Post...

 

[Bluechick2u]

I wish I have some to give you.  I am keeping a rooster now (with a collar and it is working).  Hope you get some good eggs soon. 

where do you find your rooster collars? I bought one online from Australia, would prefer to find a closer source.

 

[vannaHaines]

My dog just killed one of my girls today. She's been around chickens since I acquired her at 3 months of age and never ever showed any interest or aggression toward the chickens. She never never even chased them.

Some background: my dog is a new mom to four puppies born in early January. It was only after her puppies weaned that she started to exhibit some aggression. When she plays with her pups she's a bit overly excited to the point of scaring them.

Anyhoo, fast forward to just a half hour ago, we're prepping dinner for the dogs and all but the mom and one pup are sitting at our feet awaiting their feast. I go outside and call her and she doesn't respond so I go in and grab some shoes because I'm worried that perhaps, she got bit by a snake or something. I go walking around the property and find her and he male pup wrestling a dead chicken. There were no bite marks on the chicken. It appears they may have broken her neck.

Should I be concerned that this may become a trend with my dog? We reprimanded the mom and the pup, but aside from that we're not sure what else to do to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[perchie.girl]

My dog just killed one of my girls today. She's been around chickens since I acquired her at 3 months of age and never ever showed any interest or aggression toward the chickens. She never never even chased them.

Some background: my dog is a new mom to four puppies born in early January. It was only after her puppies weaned that she started to exhibit some aggression. When she plays with her pups she's a bit overly excited to the point of scaring them.

Anyhoo, fast forward to just a half hour ago, we're prepping dinner for the dogs and all but the mom and one pup are sitting at our feet awaiting their feast. I go outside and call her and she doesn't respond so I go in and grab some shoes because I'm worried that perhaps, she got bit by a snake or something. I go walking around the property and find her and he male pup wrestling a dead chicken. There were no bite marks on the chicken. It appears they may have broken her neck.

Should I be concerned that this may become a trend with my dog? We reprimanded the mom and the pup, but aside from that we're not sure what else to do to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Any advice would be appreciated.

start at ground zero... ONly supervised chicken visits. its the pups that changed the dynamic and you just have to work through. keep an eye on that pup as well.

I hope better dog people than me can chime in with more cohesive input.

time to make a dog only yard.

deb

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

where do you find your rooster collars? I bought one online from Australia, would prefer to find a closer source.

I made them myself, using one inch Velcro strips. I actually use two one-inch strips (instead of one two-inch strip) and wrap them snugly above the crop area. The two strips are separate and allow more movements. He still crows, but volume is hardly noticeable.

 

[Bluechick2u]

Could you maybe post a picture of where you placed the band on his neck? The written instruction says to place where neck feathers meet the shoulder feathers, but I'd feel better seeing a picture.

 

[Phage]

My dog just killed one of my girls today.  She's been around chickens since I acquired her at 3 months of age and never ever showed any interest or aggression toward the chickens.  She never never even chased them.

Some background:  my dog is a new mom to four puppies born in early January.  It was only after her puppies weaned that she started to exhibit some aggression.  When she plays with her pups she's a bit overly excited to the point of scaring them.

Anyhoo, fast forward to just a half hour ago, we're prepping dinner for the dogs and all but the mom and one pup are sitting at our feet awaiting their feast.  I go outside and call her and she doesn't respond so I go in and grab some shoes because I'm worried that perhaps, she got bit by a snake or something.  I go walking around the property and find her and he male pup wrestling a dead chicken.  There were no bite marks on the chicken.  It appears they may have broken her neck.

Should I be concerned that this may become a trend with my dog?  We reprimanded the mom and the pup, but aside from that we're not sure what else to do to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Sorry to hear this.
Could it have been the pup that killer her?
What breed are they?

 

[WFF2]

My dog just killed one of my girls today. She's been around chickens since I acquired her at 3 months of age and never ever showed any interest or aggression toward the chickens. She never never even chased them.

Some background: my dog is a new mom to four puppies born in early January. It was only after her puppies weaned that she started to exhibit some aggression. When she plays with her pups she's a bit overly excited to the point of scaring them.

Anyhoo, fast forward to just a half hour ago, we're prepping dinner for the dogs and all but the mom and one pup are sitting at our feet awaiting their feast. I go outside and call her and she doesn't respond so I go in and grab some shoes because I'm worried that perhaps, she got bit by a snake or something. I go walking around the property and find her and he male pup wrestling a dead chicken. There were no bite marks on the chicken. It appears they may have broken her neck.

Should I be concerned that this may become a trend with my dog? We reprimanded the mom and the pup, but aside from that we're not sure what else to do to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Any advice would be appreciated.

So sorry to hear about your loss. As you know I have several dogs and some of them are "bird" dogs. After many "corrections" and them starting to understand that the chickens are my "babies" they know not to hurt them. They still catch them for me if they get out of their pens but know not to catch any chickens that are in pens. I think that not letting the dogs be unaccompanied when with the chickens is the best bet. Good Luck

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

Could you maybe post a picture of where you placed the band on his neck? The written instruction says to place where neck feathers meet the shoulder feathers, but I'd feel better seeing a picture.

I can only catch the rooster at night - he's too fast during the day. I'll try to take some pictures for you - requires two people for the operation.