What dogs are good with chickens?

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Welcome!
I have a Shepweiler (Rottweiler & German shepherd mix = those have been used as driving and herding) and a little pit mix who is very trust worthy with my chickens . I also have a young cane corso who is doing very well learning about life with poultry.
But I've also had a shepherd that had a prey drive off the charts that could not ever be trusted with chickens or any small animal.

 

[Tamdog]

My Boxer was able to be trained, and I think it is because Boxers were bred to be the "Nanny Dog." BUT- a young Boxer is very crazy and so don't expect it immediately. - My Boxer did not want to kill them, but he would chase them, and of course a few would get "played with." I finally put him in a pen the day he killed one and every time I walked by I spoke to him in an angry tone and shook my head. Now I can leave them in the yard with the chickens and he will walk around with them and see what they are eating! Once a Boxer gets a few years on them all they want to do is please you.- and they are really smart.

 

[Nigel27]

My pity husky cross is great with birds and cats, my pity lab wasn’t as gently but still pretty great. I just brought them around the chicks often and now they can all free range unsupervised.

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

My Boxer was able to be trained, and I think it is because Boxers were bred to be the "Nanny Dog." BUT- a young Boxer is very crazy and so don't expect it immediately. - My Boxer did not want to kill them, but he would chase them, and of course a few would get "played with." I finally put him in a pen the day he killed one and every time I walked by I spoke to him in an angry tone and shook my head. Now I can leave them in the yard with the chickens and he will walk around with them and see what they are eating! Once a Boxer gets a few years on them all they want to do is please you.- and they are really smart.

Same with my 8 month corso. I would not trust her without supervision because she might get the puppy crazies and decide to have a poultry party!

 

[penny1960]

The younger the dog or the one with solid obedience my Lab is bird dog he wants so bad to bring me the birds nope he is not with them we have a Maremma Sheepdog ours did not come with brain so nope
But Welcome to Backyard Chickens

 

[Schie]

My pitbull is super cool with my chickens and ducks. I think it's more about the dogs personality and training than the breed though. He did try to play with them in his own goofy non-graceful way as a puppy and I would say " No chickens". After a few times he just became one of the flock

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. You will find an interesting thread on the topic here -https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive.72529/ . Chat with other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Make yourself at home and enjoy the forums.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

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[sourland]

A well trained dog can sometimes be trusted around chickens.