Chicken Killer

[cp1969]

That's absolutely correct. They are many, if not most times, killing for sport, not food. I have seen instances in which a dogs will kill every chicken in a coop and eat none of them.

Best to just pop the thing in the head with a .22.

 

[TonyC]

That's a tough one. I agree with those that say the dog is not at fault. If you are a dog lover like I am you could not shoot them. I have the same problem. I don't have chickens being killed or anything but we have stray dogs on our property all the time. One day they may get in a fight with one of my dogs an d I will get angry. The problem is the owners don't care which means they don't care about their dogs either. If the dog were to die I doubt they'd shed a tear. At least here we have a leash law. Even though we are rural they put a leash law into effect to protect farm animals. You may have such a law in your area. If you can catch them (sometimes they're friendly!) you can turn them in to the pound. Here it will cost the $50 to get them back out. That usually gets their attention!

 

[EdKing]

My solution to stray/nusance(sp?) dogs is my paintball gun. Stings like hell and sends the dogs running. I have yet to have a dog return after he is hit with a paintball or two.

 

[Redman59]

Take em out! Sounds like more than one neighbor is upset about the animal and none of them will shed any tears for him either. No doubt that's what my neighbors or I would do in a similar circumstance.

If a shotgun is a little loud, wait for the next legal hunting season when folks won't think twice of another round going off, or use a .22 short in the head.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I have shoot several dogs, that I caught in the act of killing our livestock. I'm not proud of it, but I felt it was necessary. I've found a couple of solutions to my problems, maybe they will help you
1- Rat shot, I like to use it when possible. The other favorite is shotgun shells with the shot remove, and replaced with rock salt.
2- Fight fire with fire. Since getting my Great Pyrennes dog I haven't lost anything, and I mean anything to a dog, or coyote. This has been my best solution so far.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

When we have dog's bother the deer, the DEC and the animal controll officers as well as the cop's all agree, SHOOT THE DOGS AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. We had the problem about not wanting to shoot dogs but after the third time this one couple of dogs came by we ended the ones day. We tried scaring them away before by shooting shot shell's in the ground near them but they just stopped and looked at us and were not scared at all. The last time the visited three of our deer escaped from crashing the fence, one yearling buck destroyed his velvet antlers braking the pedestals and part of his skull. The other deer in the pen tore their mouths up from hitting the wire. We have lost 2 deer who have killed themselves jumping into wire because of dogs so now we show no mercy to any dog that comes near the pen. We have two neighbors who have dogs that do not bother the deer and only hunt woodchucks plus the deer are use to them so we leave them alone but their the only exceptions. It is a hard stance but the only effective one for our situation. In your case you could probally install a fence around your coup to keep the dogs away but I found the .22 shell is much cheaper and I don't have to worry about the dogs digging under the fence. I hope you find a way to control them but a lot of people who live in the country let their dogs run with no regard to their neighbors animals, whether it is deer, chickens or other dogs. Take care.

 

[Old_Wanker]

Shoot shovel and shut up. But heres a tip for a first-timer. Dig the hole first. Then its much quicker to put the ol' chickin killer in there and much less evidence around.

Nothing like having a gunshot in the night and lots of activity the next morning to arouse suspicions of the neighbor when fluffy doesnt come home.

 

[RichZ]

My wife talked to the animal control officer again last night. He's going over to the dog owner's house today or tomorrow, and then he'll report to us. I'll let everyone know what happens.

I appreciate everyone's response, but I could never hurt, much less kill a dog. It's the owners fault, I consider the dog innocent. I have three dogs, two are extremely large (160 lbs), and they NEVER leave our property. It's not hard to keep your dogs in control.

Pete, thanks for giving me the going rate for chickens, because, depending on what happens, I may take these jerks to court.

 

[dmccarty]

Rich,

Hopefully the Animal Control officer will make a difference. I know they
did for my neighbor.

Out of curiosity I did look up the NC statues on dogs this morning. Dogs
get their own chapter, 67. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

There are a couple of statues that make the owner liable for damages
caused by the dog. Another statute makes it a criminal offense to allow
the dog to roam at night. Futhermore, a dog that has been shown via
"satisfactory evidence" in front of a judge to have killed sheep, humans,
or other domestic animals can be ordered to be put down. If the owner
fails to put the dog down AND allows the dog to run free, the owner
can be charged and "...the dog may be killed by anyone..."

And last not least if a dog is killing animals the dog can be killed.

Now, I would not want to kill the dog either but if it is going after
my animals..... Yes the owners are responsible and are the real
guilty party. So check you local statutes, I would think most states
would have similar laws. The law is there to solve certain problems
and I would be surprised if your state does not have statues to
cover all of this. The statutes correctly put the oneous on the dog
owner.

Food for thought...
Dan IHaveTwoDogsMySelf McCarty

 

[skent]

I too, have lost good hens to stray K9. When I could not verify who's dog it was, he became the target.

This last two I lost (one hen and one turkey), I know who owns the dog, but they really don't care to be responsible enough to take care of their animals.

If it happens again, I think he's going to come down with high speed lead poisoning!