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[chopsue]

Hi, Hoping for a bit of advice. I've had my 2 girls for nearly a year and I have just added to the family with a 13 week old Collie x Lab.

 

I'd ideally want everyone to live happily, but most importantly, safely together. The chooks used to have the run of the garden, however I have now split the garden in half using the chicken fence sold by omlet.

 

The pup is obviously playful and interested in the chickens and so far everything has been OK. She is a very playful pup and will jump and yip at them. She has received numerous pecks on her nose but she still hasn't been put off by saying hello to them.

 

The chickens will go to the fence and stick their necks through the fence to peck the grass. It really worries me that the pup will one day bite out.

 

My husband has let them wonder round together, supervised of course and will interveen if either party gets to excited but I'm very nervous about it as I would hate anything to go wrong.

 

Has anyone any advice to make all my girls get along and be safe? How have you got on introducing a new pup to your clan?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Margo Jerry & Maisy the Collie x

[Tessa the Duchess]

I have also just acquired a new collie pup, she is 20 weeks old. She just wants to play with everyone and every thing She is very interested in my chickens and runs up and down outside the wire netting when they are freeranging. To be honest I don't think I will let the dog meet the chickens until the dog is a lot older and less daft.

 

Tessa

[chopsue]

Thanks Tessa!

 

It's all fun and games isn't it! Hubby only had them out together for a very short meet after the pup had woken up and was still relatively calm. It seemed to go ok (It was me who needed the stiff drink afterwards!).

 

The chooks have plenty of room the other side of the fence so I'm hoping everyone will learn to get along in time.

 

Good luck with you and yours and thank you for the advice

 

Sue

[kerrie]

Hello, I got our cavalier king charles puppy in November and the girls in January and they get along fine but, they are never let out without supervision-either individually or alone. The girls free range when someone is around to keep an eye out of the french windows and Oscar only gets in the back garden if someone is around too.

But, yesterday the door was open and Daisy came into the house, (they are always henvading and are determined to be house chickens -Daisy last week jumped up to have a look at the fairy buns on the hob ) and Oscar thought she wanted to play. A couple of pecks on his nose later (it's amazing how quickly she's able to get a few pecks in ) squeezing into a place of refuge (from which she would NOT move -had to get DS to crawl after her and get her holding corn as he went ) and the situation was over.

She didn't lay for a couple of days afterwards but was otherwise ok.

I've ordered netting from Omlet primarily because I got some veggies to plant and some flowers in my raised bed near the door that they have taken over as a dust bath-they allow the shrubs to be there but won't tolerate anything new , but it will also be one extra 'thing' between the girls and Oscar.

I've 2 4 year old cats (as well as the kids) and everyone gets along with everyone else-I just make sure they all get what they need and keep and eye on them.

Just realised how long I've waffled on for ! Sorry