Sam sleeps soundly
Bad Sam Sam was not raised to protect poultry but he has been running the fox off the fields whenever he sees them. So we figured our 13 chickens would be safe just like the remaining 3 ducks, esp...
Forum Discussion
Coyote Attacks
An interesting news story about coyote attacks on local alpaca farm. Apparently, this is a new situation, for this farm. They got a guard donkey. They have farm dogs, (Vizlas?) but they were attacked, too.
As I said, when we lived on the farm-coyotes had moved into the area. They were taking sheep and the farmers were using dogs, llamas, donkeys, etc. An inexperienced farmer, using LGDs can cause more problems. We had LGDs wandering onto our farm, trying to get our poultry. Our geese were invaluable sounding the alert, and launching the attack.
From experience, I would start a non-dominant pup as barnyard guard. An older dog will be hard put to ignore his instincts around chickens.
BTW: The absolute best barnyard dog that I ever had was a pit bull. Got her as a 12 week old pup. She WANTED to learn. Obeying me was her joy. Smart as a whip, she could read my mind.
An interesting news story about coyote attacks on local alpaca farm. Apparently, this is a new situation, for this farm. They got a guard donkey. They have farm dogs, (Vizlas?) but they were attacked, too.
As I said, when we lived on the farm-coyotes had moved into the area. They were taking sheep and the farmers were using dogs, llamas, donkeys, etc. An inexperienced farmer, using LGDs can cause more problems. We had LGDs wandering onto our farm, trying to get our poultry. Our geese were invaluable sounding the alert, and launching the attack.
From experience, I would start a non-dominant pup as barnyard guard. An older dog will be hard put to ignore his instincts around chickens.
BTW: The absolute best barnyard dog that I ever had was a pit bull. Got her as a 12 week old pup. She WANTED to learn. Obeying me was her joy. Smart as a whip, she could read my mind.
