boredom... and has your chicken got used to him? A lot of people forgot there are 2 species involved here, if your chicken start to squawk and flaps when he approach this can be a big temptation to a pup.I hope nzpouter is right. We recently adopted a Free to good home 11 mo old walker coonhound to live outside and deter the ground predators. He was raised with ducks and chickens. After three weeks here and showing little interest in the chickens we left for Labor day weekend on Friday afternoon. Saturday when the pet sitter came by to lock uo the coop and put feed down she found two dead chickens and a third injured. He toyed and played with them plucking feathers until he killed two.
He has not shown any interest in them since. We learned a hard lesson. We will never again allow him unfettered access to the chickens. We feel awful
Gonna watch this thread and hope to hear some good advice. For now we have a shock collar and diligent eye.