So proud of our dog

[TripleH]

I locked the chickens up at 9:15 tonite. Our coop is about 30 feet from
the back of our house, I was coming up the deck steps when I looked
out at the pasture and seen a family of coons, 5 total crossing the road
onto our property. I told my husband we've got trouble. Not 15 minutes
later our dog, Stan (shelter dog) started barking out the back screen door.
Let him out and he went right to the maple tree 10ft. from back door, 20ft.
from coop. I went out and shined the little critter way up in the tree.
Hubby got 22 out, end of coon. Lots of praise for Stan, on guard, good boy!
This is Stan

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

that'll do, Stan, that'll do

great work!

 

[Suziers]

Nice job, Stan!

Can I borrow him to scare of the 4 hawks that have taken to circling my run? Please?

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

good job stan

 

[TripleH]

Was'nt sure if this should be posted here, but I consider it
managing my flock, with Stan. I'm worried about turning in
left the back door open, so hopefully we can hear should anything
bother the chickens.

 

[fordmommy]

You said a "family" of coons. You need to watch out. Once they know there is food...they will come back. And know, coon babies will look for eachother even when one has been killed. That's why you see several dead together one the side of the road. They are trying to wake up the dead one. (I'm not making that up. It's true. When I was a teen, my family would raise coons for the DNR if the mother had been killed or abandoned the babies. So I have experience with "coon logic".

Two weeks ago my cousin's flock was attacked by a "family of coons". They killed ALL her month old chicks, about 30-40 (chickens, peacocks, pheasaants) except one. They killed her roo, and all but three hens and one young roo mix. Very sad.

One cousin was able to kill the mom and they relocated the five youngin's (which they trapped in a live trap) to the county forest. Three days later...a male coon came around. They were able the kill that one, too.

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We did make a joke, though...the coons were looking for the pockets that chickens kept their eggs in.


"WHAT????NO POCKETS????

 

[Snap62]

Great job Stan. He looks like a Rat Terrier, or that mixed with some other type of terrier.

I have posted a few success stories of my own, that told of my brave Rat Terriers, and the lives they saved.

Except of course the predators.

 

[augustmomx2]

Yay Stan

My dog did the same thing several weeks ago...made me love him so much more

 

[SpringChickens]

Good job Stan!!

 

[Luvin Life]

Way to go Stan