We have a problem, the neighbors got a new dog. Update: now kids

[Lifesong Farm]

Just a heads up peeps. The OP said the birds are at her Father In Laws house and he doesn't want a fence. She had them at her house and there was a beighbor problem there also. She does have some penned but bot her "extras".

Op you could always turn the house into the haunted crazy peoples home that all the kids are scared of.

 

[desertcat]

Not to hijack, but wanted to let drumstick diva know that used veggie oil is really good at killing cactus. Apply generously on a sunny day, the hotter the better, and it gives up pretty fast. Usually takes a couple of applications to completely "cook" the cactus.

 

[kyle7630]

I've had pitties my whole life and that does in fact look like a pit cross. I wouldn't get too hung up on the breed though, tons of dogs of all breeds chase things. Best advice I have is to bee a responsible chicken owner and push for them to be a responsible dog owner. Can't really tell them not to let theirs run if your gonna let yours run though. The dog happens to be higher on the food chain than the chickens. If they raised crickets or corn at their place, you can bet you arse that your chickens would be there. Food for thought.

 

[The Wolf Queen]

Im all for trapping the dog, drawing bulls eyes on it, and poppin it in the butt with a Daisy every time it chases your birds.

 

[BlacksheepCardigans]

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I love this answer. "Good fences make good neighbors" should be tattooed on every chicken owner's forehead. I would bet those roosters don't stop at the road and never venture into the neighbor's yard, so you can't really expect kids to stay on their side of the road either.

There was a previous mention of liability if the kids get hurt, and that should not be ignored. "Attractive nuisance" doctrine says it is the landowner's fault if the kids get hurt because they followed something attractive onto the property and the property owner could have prevented it. Legally, no court is going to care if you say "The parents should have done a better job corralling the kids" - the legal fact is that the landowner is responsible. If the injury is "foreseeable" (and lots of stuff on that property fall into that category, from the cam footage) and you know the kids are likely to trespass (also obvious here) the property owner is in a huge mess of trouble. Put up a fence, get the chickens inside something secure, and put up clear signs. Those are the landowner's responsibility, NOT the kids' parents' responsibility.

 

[greeneggsandham]

But how can someone put a fence on property that doesn't belong to them?
Plus it really doesn't matter how many signs or fence you have up people and animals will find a way in.

Just this past summer I had an incident with two grown women who even though we had a gate up and about 8 different signs stating no tresspassing, do not feed horses, horses bite, electric fence, etc still came on my property. I look out my back window to see two women standing by my horse corral that is 150ft off the road feeding my mare. I quickly went outside just in time to hear one of them yell that the horse just bite her. When I asked them what they were doing tresspassing they said they just wanted to see the horses. Then the lady that got bite wanted to call the police and press charges. I asked her if she was blind or just really dumb because when the cops get here she will be going to jail for tresspassing and endangering the life of my mare. They could have fed her poision for all I know (was just grass, but still). She said nothing more and they left. I did call the cops to report what happened just incase she decided to be a twit. My mare doesn't bite to bite, she gets real excited about treats and her lips try to get everything her mouth.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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That is very scary!

 

[greeneggsandham]

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That is very scary!

Yes it is and we now have signs that say "If you can read this sign your in range". I don't trust to many people and we've had issues with a neighbor, so if your in my yard and I didn't invite you now have two choices stand your ground and try to explain why you there or run like hell and pray my aim is a little rusty that day.

 

[Ironmaiden]

I like that, "If you can read this sign, your in range". That is awesome. I had a dog kill my only white pullet two days ago. It ran away before I could get my gun. My ladies are hopping over my 5 foot fence. I don't know how to keep them in. Sigh....

 

[mdbokc]

You can create a virtually invisible, inexpensive, fence but the chickens see it with deer netting and 8' 1x2s. Click to enlarge. I have since cut off the excess post at the top; run some electric fence wire across the tops of the posts. I attach the netting to the wire to eliminate any sag. I fold the netting over the wire. Use mason line (lumber yard) to quickly weave the netting together beneath the wire so the weight of the netting lies evenly along the length of the wire.



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