shooting trespassing chickens?

[Camelot Farms]

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Thats good to know... I have a ranging Pit Bull in my neighborhood who has tasted chicken...12 of my chickens to be exact...

I just hate to punish the dog for the incompetence of his owner...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Absolutely complain! According to the laws I looked up for your state, what he advocated is ILLEGAL.

 

[Castaway]

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Thats good to know... I have a ranging Pit Bull in my neighborhood who has tasted chicken...12 of my chickens to be exact...

I just hate to punish the dog for the incompetence of his owner...

I'm curious. Did your neighbor offer to compensate you in any way for the loss?

 

[Camelot Farms]

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Thats good to know... I have a ranging Pit Bull in my neighborhood who has tasted chicken...12 of my chickens to be exact...

I just hate to punish the dog for the incompetence of his owner...

I'm curious. Did your neighbor offer to compensate you in any way for the loss?

Ummm. No. But when he had a pygmy goat chained in the yard for 2 days, my kids begged me to go buy it from him because it cried and cried all day long...and he wouldnt take money for it ($35) as he said he owed me for some chickens.

So, I guess thats compensation...?

Doggie was here two nights ago again but I happened to see him heading to the barn and my son dragged him home....again.

 

[quailcottage]

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Thats good to know... I have a ranging Pit Bull in my neighborhood who has tasted chicken...12 of my chickens to be exact...

I just hate to punish the dog for the incompetence of his owner...

You don't have to shoot the dog - just tell Animal Control about it. They should confiscate the dog and the courts will deal with it. A couple of dogs jumped our 4' field fence and maimed several animals, leading to the euthanization of one. AC found the dogs and kept them until the trial. The dogs had to be shipped several states away or be destroyed. Getting reimbursed for the vet bill was another story. Good Luck!

 

[CliffM]

For 2 years now I've weathered the chickens in, around, on, my property...NOT INVITED GUESTS! For the 2 years I've replanted, cut, purchased, plants and displays used throughout my yard. Over these 2 years, I've been called upon the even shoot, that's right shoot those chickens and roosters at their owner's request and even without their request for tresspessing and damaging those specific plants and displays. I also have two bird dogs, Pointer/Labs who have tolerated and even conversed with their ducks; lease the later have been killed off by predetors of the other kind.
I've resorted to shooting them; after many conversations with the local sheriff's deputies and even the sheriff..."shoot them if they are trespessing". I'd like to hear more on this; I've even looked up the livestock laws for the state of Missouri.
The neighbor is oblivious to their chickens. Free ranging is one thing but to just let them "run" is rediculous to say the least. Several times I've even been asked to get rid of them as they "just can't seem to keep them in" Your comments are welcomed, I'm quite tough-skinned, no longer get angry by what is left of their roaming, I do get concerned if in the future they are allowed to raise more and allow the same thing too happen.
Thanks
CliffM