Chicken-Killers Poll
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Good luck with the trap! Next door neighbor alway had stray cats having kittens under their deck. They had a Yorkie & the crats would mess with the dog in the name of protecting the kittens. Someone they knew loaned them a trap. After a couple of weeks trying to catch the mother they were ready to give up. By this time the kittens were starting to make themselves seen. I caught a kitten & used it as bait for the mother. Tying a kitten up to a Havaheart trap was a chore, but worked.
The pictures you suggest, without the "in the act" bonus are somewhat worthless as evidence of anything other than presence on your property "sometime".
You seriously overestimate the value of said picture(s)--even IF you have such metadata. I agree that such a picture is of value in opening the conversation with the owner of the animal(s); however, once your own pet(s) or livestock have been harmed, such a picture is evidence of nothing damning without much more.
Pictures, or it never happened.
I delete videos of them crossing my driveway most every night...
Talk to the neighbor first. If you don't want to shoot the dog, learn it's habits. Dogs often follow a routine. You'll learn when the dog thinks it's chicken time.
Get a BB gun. When the dog comes, shake the BB gun, then shoot the dog with it. Depending on how smart the dog is, 2 - 10 times later, shaking the BB gun will cause the dog to turn and run. Then instead of waiting for him, go for a walk and meet him half way. Same shake and make him turn and run.
Break his habit and then just keep an eye out and keep the chickens up when you're not home or at night.
Get a BB gun. When the dog comes, shake the BB gun, then shoot the dog with it. Depending on how smart the dog is, 2 - 10 times later, shaking the BB gun will cause the dog to turn and run. Then instead of waiting for him, go for a walk and meet him half way. Same shake and make him turn and run.
Break his habit and then just keep an eye out and keep the chickens up when you're not home or at night.
I am never one to abuse a dog but killing other folks chickens is not right and something needs to be done. There has been some success in training dogs against doing this. You need to keep the dog away from the chickens unless he is with you and you maintain control over the dog so the chickens don't spook and run. You will have to do it over a period of time to break him from chasing chickens. However, it could also be too late and he needs to be put down.
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Communication is one of the greatest tools we have as a human. Peaceful and truthful. Good luck.
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Over the years my family has had to deal with livestock harming/killing dogs several times. In my experience talking to the owners has a slim chance of dealing with the problem.
A suppressed .22 cures it every time.
A suppressed .22 cures it every time.
I am glad I have never had to shoot a dog but I have done the deed with a number of cats. Dogs are by nature smarter and the trick is to convince them not to come back. I had a 60lb hairy mix come in my yard a couple of months ago and I just happened to be out back when he strolled in and got around my garden. I had my 500 fps CO2 pistol handy and was able to get about 10 BB's rapid fire into him before he cleared the property line and I never saw him again. With that big hairy coat I knew there was no danger of hurting him but I can guarantee it hurt like a bee sting each time.
The cats are not so lucky...for them its either a .22lr Quiet or a .410 load of #6. Fortunately, the coyotes keep the cat population down around here even though idiots keep dumping them locally all the time.
The cats are not so lucky...for them its either a .22lr Quiet or a .410 load of #6. Fortunately, the coyotes keep the cat population down around here even though idiots keep dumping them locally all the time.
Not all encompassing, but yes.
Feral cats are welcome as long as they do their job.
Dogs chase livestock, a neighbors dog roaming through, minding his own business, is no biggie but the 1st second he shows any focus to livestock his life expectancy is over in the 2nd second.
When I moved (back) from NC years ago we were gonna be out in the country. We had a brother/sister visla/lab pair of dogs about 2 years old. I sat everyone down and made it VERY clear that while I was happy to take them with us, one of the two of them simply wont make it in the country. I thought it would be Comet the boy. Fast, aggressive, loved cats. Ended up being my female Cupid. I called her stupid Cupid. Most lovingest dog ever, but dumb as a stump.
Well, she took to chasing cattle. One day after she had been gone a few days a neighbor came by and said "I saw your dog dragging herself down the road" We ran out in the rain to see her. Kids were in the 7&9 range. Cupid had been shot in the backbone and was dragging herself in the mud with her front legs. Some of the saddest shit you ever seen. Cleaned her up, to the vet, he says cant do nothin, she will heal or she wont. She didnt. Chase fed her and cleaned her up from messes everyday for a week. No better.
Mom took the kids to the movie, told em the deal...I made her disappear.
We loved her.
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I guess we live in different parts of the country. I've never shot a cat. I'm not a cat person, but I'm not a mouse person either, so I always try to have cats around. Every time I get to thinking there's way too many cats around, the problem seems to take care of itself.
Then inevitably, a city cat gets dropped off and takes up residence and for some reason the country cats decide to pack up and leave because they don't get along. Then city cat doesn't make it very long and I'm looking for a couple of free barn cats to start over again with.
I don't name the cats. They all get called cat.
Last cat we had killed chickens and 2 road runners. Road runners took care of both snakes and mice.
Cat isn’t around anymore.
Dogs...depends. We’ve had some that pass through and ignore animals. They tend to be ignored. Had some neighbors dogs (neighbors meaning anyone within a mile or 2) come around. Usually we end up loading them in the truck and taking them home if they don’t leave on their own. As long as they aren’t aggressive we aren’t either. Every now and then ours decide to stroll up the road and it’s nice to know we have returned their dogs healthy when we go get them. Not a common occurrence on either end though.
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Cat isn’t around anymore.
Dogs...depends. We’ve had some that pass through and ignore animals. They tend to be ignored. Had some neighbors dogs (neighbors meaning anyone within a mile or 2) come around. Usually we end up loading them in the truck and taking them home if they don’t leave on their own. As long as they aren’t aggressive we aren’t either. Every now and then ours decide to stroll up the road and it’s nice to know we have returned their dogs healthy when we go get them. Not a common occurrence on either end though.
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We had a German Shepard when I was in HS. He would wander over to the woods where a houseful of illegals lived. I think they were feeding him. Then one day he didn't come home.
Pretty sure he was served as tacos. He was one we could not keep home.
Pretty sure he was served as tacos. He was one we could not keep home.
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