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Major Nikon

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8. My dad never fretted over the loss of chickens to native predators

Sat May 28, 2016, 07:33 PM

May 2016

He always said they had a natural right to be there and his chickens didn't. He didn't blame the dogs, but would give the owners an earful if he knew where they came from. Mostly it was people who moved to the country from the city and were ignorant about the damage dogs could cause to livestock. Our neighbors had a cattle ranch and would shoot every dog they caught on their property after having a cow run to death by a pack of dogs.

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Dog on the loose kills 280 chickens at farm [View all] Jesus Malverde May 2016 OP

Stray dogs are lethal to chickens missingthebigdog May 2016 #1

A coyote or fox will only carry off a few chickens Major Nikon May 2016 #2

Any thoughts on why that is? . . . Journeyman May 2016 #3

Domesticated pets are generally well fed Major Nikon May 2016 #4

I thought that might be the reason . . . Journeyman May 2016 #6

My dad never fretted over the loss of chickens to native predators Major Nikon May 2016 #8

Maybe they equate it with play. eom zalinda May 2016 #5

I wonder if anyone has tried using a cassowary as a guard bird. hunter May 2016 #10

We knew of more than one farm that used pit bulls Major Nikon May 2016 #11

Loved the video about the guardian dogs. bjo59 May 2016 #12

A fox here killed all 19 leftyladyfrommo May 2016 #14

We didn't have to worry too much about foxes in West Texas Major Nikon May 2016 #18

A similar situation involved a dog we once owned and loved pandr32 May 2016 #7

Bad dog Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #9

A dog will push them into a corner and smother them. When jwirr May 2016 #13

Sometimes city people move to the country leftyladyfrommo May 2016 #15

Gotta keep better track of your dogs Marrah_G May 2016 #16

Hope the dog owner has his checkbook out. EL34x4 May 2016 #17