cliveb Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I will try not to make this sound like a rant. I have just lost two of my three Chickens to a Staffordshire Terrier that got into my garden this morning. Please if any dog owners read this can you try to be a little bit more aware of where your pets are, it had to travel about half a mile to get to me. Its a horrificv way for the girlsd to loose thier live's and totally un avoidable, they had been with me for nearly two years without incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 How awful, your poor girls . I don't suppose you know who the owner is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Oh I am so sorry for your poor girls . I always worry about this as I have 2 dogs next door that i know if they got in my garden there would be trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliveb Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 How awful, your poor girls . I don't suppose you know who the owner is? Found the owner in the end who was most apologetic. The dog had got out at 5:00 this morning and he had not seen it since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubababe Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That is dreadful. Your poor girls We are dog owners and there is no way "it got out" is an acceptable excuse. Why did he not go after it? I hope he has offered to compensate you for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm so sorry. I've been in a similar situation. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanT Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That is terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliveb Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 That is dreadful. Your poor girls We are dog owners and there is no way "it got out" is an acceptable excuse. Why did he not go after it? I hope he has offered to compensate you for your loss No offer of compensation at all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Sorry to hear it. I hope he has offered to buy you some new chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubababe Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That is dreadful. Your poor girls We are dog owners and there is no way "it got out" is an acceptable excuse. Why did he not go after it? I hope he has offered to compensate you for your loss No offer of compensation at all ! Disgraceful You now have the additional worry that the dog has had soo much fun at your place once that if it gets out again it may come back!!! You are taking this a lot calmer than I would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaT Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That's horrible, for you and your poor girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I am so sorry you lost your girls in such a tragic way, it's horrible and I really feel for you. Hope your remaining girl is ok and not too shocked. As a responsible dog owner myself I can only reiterate that this doesn't just happen, dog owners should make sure their gardens are secure for everyones sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey68 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Im so sorry that you lost your girls,you must be so shocked... This happened to me about a month ago, but luckily I was in and caught it before my girls were killed. I can only suggest getting an electric fence as if the doggy comes back at least he'll get a good Zap! I would imagine that the dog owner is very embarrassed and it hasnt quite sunk in what his animal has done, you may find that he comes back and offers to help you buy some more. My neighbours have two dogs which have frequently roamed at large, and I have called the local dog warden and their landlord, who have both responded well. Whilst animal on animal attacks are not something the police can get involved in, im led to believe you could file for criminal damage and make the dog owner pay costs... I feel for you, and get most upset with dog owners who dont know where their dog is..... its not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggle39 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm so sad to hear about what happened to you and your poor girls. I agree about the electric fence route too. It protects my girls from foxes and they climb too. If I were you I think I would discuss compensation as you will obviously need to get one new friends for your lone hen and why should you be out of pocket? Sadly it doesn't make the sadness go away though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliveb Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Thank you all for your your kind thoughts and advice, I was very aware that the dog may come back so after much soul searching my wife put out a message on Facebook to see if anyone could re home my last Chicken. A big thankyou to Anne-Marie, who lives a few miles away and offered to take her for me. We took her round this morning and introduced her to her new friends, a Duck and another Chicken, it was the most difficult thing I have had to do. A couple of hours later we got a text letting us know that she had settled in fine with her new buddies and had gone into her new Ark to lay, I am now looking forwards to seeing picturtes of her in her new home up on Facebook soon. I will get some new Girls at some point in the future, but only when I can be sure that the garden is not only chicken proof, but also Dog proof. It is a terrible way to end your days and I will be as sure as I can that it will never happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubababe Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 That is soo sad but as you say your last lady now has a new home and company It will give you some space (& peace of mind) so that you can plan your new chicken area ((hugs)) brave decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 What an upsetting time for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I'm so sorry to hear about your girls, you must be so upset. I hope its not too long before you are able to have some new girlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
