Goodness, Wednesday, that is just awful. It was decent of them to compensate for the birds, but yes, starting over would be hard! I know accidents happen, but I guess we live in an age where people don't have to have control of their pets. I'd sit out with a 12-guage loaded with rubber shot and pop those dogs in the butt! Maybe they'd keep their pets where they belong after that.Thank you your perky post was sweet and just fine. That was a very nice clarification. I am getting 24 chicks in October after neighbor's dogs killed 14 of my 16 hens last week. Thats the second time in 4 months neighborhood dogs (not the same ones) have killed my chickens while free-ranging on my property. Two different neighbors have compensated us both times but it is small consolation for the loss of the birds. The remaining two that survived from last week were culled over the weekend due to CRD. It's been a rocky road so far. I'm enjoying this thread very much and appreciate all the tips and suggestions. Keep them coming please.
Thanks for the reply and good luck with your new chicks!