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[centrarchid]

???WHAT!
Probly best not to give the first bit of info a try unless you absolutely have extra hens to spare or the dog is an easy scare. I'd bet a chicken killer with the mind set of going for it for whatever reason playing or simply to eat it would still be somewhat of a match for a 4 lb hen. You know one crunch of the jaws with more than over 2000(a ton) of PSI (pounds per square inch) with sharp daggers at the end of these levers is a pretty bad @$$ weapon.

I'd either keep the dog away from the chickens or get shed of it or the chickens if there is no way for them to cohabitate.

Eh. Such a dog is workable. You just gotta step up on your end of training process. Most of my dogs killed a bird or two during training process but those that did not were generally not effective guardians either.

 

[catdaddyfro]

good day.

 

[centrarchid]

Yes I too have trained up a dog or two to be around chickens(some take STERN DISSUAISION that a lot of folk would consider cruel but....) and a couple I have now are very good guardians and will even watchout for hawks and even run them off if need be. They are now protectors over the flock they were chicken killers too as young pups/adolescents, I had to work with them. But I guarontee ya if you take a Momma hen and sick her on such an untrained dog or one that is a for sure killer/already in the habit of doing so "THAT hen is not going to stand snowball's chance in HELL" against a mad/mean animal with a mouthfull of teeth.(come on now) get real folks, common sense(laws of nature) is a very good tool to use most of the time.


In other words don't try to let a little hen try and whip off a big ol hound with the intent to kill/eat it. The results will more than likely be unsatisfactory and much less won't be funny to watch. Well for most people it wouldn't be.

You did not give my post a serious read, then shot your mouth off.

 

[catdaddyfro]

good day

 

[Inherited]

Let a new momma have at the dog. Mine have tried the chickens several times when we first bought the property. But, the first time they went for a baby they learned their lesson the hard way. If not then you can you can try the shock collar method. Not near as fun but when he goes near then shock him til he gets the idea.

I have two dogs, rat terrier and a lab mix. My neighbor has a mastiff, Golden retriever and a full lab. My American Games are a match for all of these dogs. Everyone of the dogs have tried, sometimes as a pair to get one if not all of my chickens at one time or another. The new moms are the worst and will not stop til the dog is near bleeding. I am sorry if I started an argument but my chickens are just tough old brods, I guess. Even the 3 month olds are big enough to womp a dog. They fly and then attack the dogs, none of my chickens have ever been harmed by a dog or cat. Now they all play and get along great. Just my experience. Maybe I was just lucky in the birds I inherited, they kick heinie.

 

[missnu01]

But if these dogs were really after your chickens they would be dead chickens. That is for real. We had a 90lb American Bulldog mastiff mix and we moved to where we have neighbors and one of the neighbors have goats, Well I was carrying groceries in from the car and Jake burst through the door right as I opened it and took off across our yard and into the neighbors yard to play with their dogs, but then he spotted the goats, Big old nubian goats, and not just nannies either. They had 2 nannies and 4 billy goats...anyway our dog jumps right over the fence and goes after the biggest nanny goat they had, and the Billy goats were on top of him...butting him with their horns and kicking at him, and none of it did any good. He would just snap at them...then he just lunged for the nanny, grabbed her by the neck drug her through a 4 strand barbed wire fence, rolled off of a 30 ft embankment into the road and then hopped up and grabbed that darn goat again...me chasing behind them all the way...He then drug the goat across the road and down into the woods where he proceeded trying to tear it's neck out. Once he was still I was able to grab him and literally pry his jaws off this poor goats neck. she survived and we rehomed our evil beastie to a guy that lives all alone with no pets or livestock for miles. I don't care if a chicken is 4 ft tall it can't defend against a dog that wants a kill...it can defend against a curious dog, but not a hungry one. The goat ended up surviving with 3 broken ribs, a broken leg, and numerous puncture wounds to it's throat and esophagus. We paid for all the vet care, because it was our fault. Great way to start out in a new neighborhood. Anyway no chicken is a match for a dog of a certain caliber. I would throw money on that all day long.

 

[centrarchid]

I have two dogs, rat terrier and a lab mix. My neighbor has a mastiff, Golden retriever and a full lab. My American Games are a match for all of these dogs. Everyone of the dogs have tried, sometimes as a pair to get one if not all of my chickens at one time or another. The new moms are the worst and will not stop til the dog is near bleeding. I am sorry if I started an argument but my chickens are just tough old brods, I guess. Even the 3 month olds are big enough to womp a dog. They fly and then attack the dogs, none of my chickens have ever been harmed by a dog or cat. Now they all play and get along great. Just my experience. Maybe I was just lucky in the birds I inherited, they kick heinie.

If you have some level of control over dog then hen can have such power over dog. Yuou need to have control over dog and know dog before such interactions allowed. Cattdaddy was partially correct, have a dog willing to go full bore after birds will not be stopped be flogging hen. You need control before allow interaction. For me, having hen flog is a polishing step in training process.

 

[jockeyeba]

That`s some fine looking birds ya have there KYKels0! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smokey Grey Stag......I`ll dub him in the Spring. Smokey Grey Pullet

that pullet

 

[jockeyeba]

Our 5 12 month old Toppy/Hatch stag & some of the girls

 

[centrarchid]

Our 5 12 month old Toppy/Hatch stag & some of the girls

Can you tell me anything about hen / pullet on lower right?