Texas

[TherryChicken]

YIKES We haven't seen any all week.  Something did get two of the hooked eggs but it broke the line so unless I find a dead body I won't know what.

Happy to pass snake week on.  Sorry for the loss of your baby chick.

I would respectively ask him if his new puppy came how with blood on him and address it from there.

ooo noo, recently?

Love shepherds, had one that lived to be 16. Great dog, except for the shedding!!!! But...I still love them. There is true intelligence behind those eyes!

Yes, gorgeous dogs!

 

[TexasLisa]

No this was years ago. 1-2 years ago she was euthanized. She had a tumor on the brain, seizures, extreme arthritis to where she would drag herself when trying to get up. This caused puncture wounds and scrapes. She had dementia and would just was around in circles. She couldn't walk anymore

A beautiful dog! We have owned several. They are intelligent, loving, protective animals.

As far as scaring the dogs away, a shotgun blast does the trick for me. The noise gets them moving faster than anything. That is the only warning they get from me.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

My thought is your neighbor needs to replace your birds or the dog needs to be put down. Either/or.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Yes shepherds are beautiful dogs. I had to have mine euthanized because she had cancer.

 

[TherryChicken]

A beautiful dog!  We have owned several.  They are intelligent, loving, protective animals. 

As far as scaring the dogs away, a shotgun blast does the trick for me.  The noise gets them moving faster than anything.  That is the only warning they get from me. 

Agree

 

[TherryChicken]

Yes shepherds are beautiful dogs. I had to have mine euthanized because she had cancer.

So sorry

 

[elevatedruby]

at least tell them how many birds and tell them how much money you lost feeding their dogs and explain further that it wont get away next time with a warning. you are protecting not only pets. but technically also a business.i dont think you can get an owner for their dog stealing money birds.my mother in law has one about to be shipped off for killing 2 hens and detailing one of her roosters, and im bout ready to get rid of the dotsons next door because they have already killed half her chickens 3 being roosters. game roosters at that. my mother in law oly has 5 game hes left and hopefully they dont get ate.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

True, there is a tremendous amount of time and feed to take a hen to 6 months to lay.

 

[NickyPick]

Well, had a talk with the neighbor and it wasn't his dog. I'm kinda glad about that, because I wouldn't want a chicken killing dog as a neighbor. The lady behind me told me that there has been sightings of a 3 dog pack of strays roaming the neighborhood lately and they went after another neighbors rabbits last week. This does make more sense, because 9 hens spread out over 2 acres seems a little much for one dog. The roosters are pretty good about rounding all the girls up fast and getting them up high in the coops when there's a threat. So, now I need to go over the fences with a fine tooth comb and find out how they got in and fix that.

Also, does anyone know of a good outdoor security camera system that won't break the bank? I've done game cams before, but it seems no matter where I put them, the horses pick that as their favorite spot to stand all day and I'll get 500+ pictures of legs.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

I would lay up with rifle/handgun that the rounds wouldn't hit something I didn't want for a backstop and end three rogue dogs. Domestic packs that people let run wild are not only dangerous to livestock but to people. They have no fear of humans and are prone to go after them as well.