alih Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I have a recently acquired eglu and 2 chickens who are settling in brilliantly. Our border terrier, Dennis, however, tries to snaffle them if he is allowed to get near. I have of course kept him on a lead but my visions of happy summer evenings in the garden with dog and chickens cohabiting in oeace are fast disappearing! The site suggests dogs chooks do live happily together but I would welcome advice from those who have any experience of this...thanks, AliH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Terriers and chickens don't always hit it off. Dennis is only doing what comes naturally to a terrier. Best to keep them apart in the main and never leave them together unsupervised. He'll be worth his weight in gold if ever you are troubled by rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I'm afraid that whenever my puppy (Alice) used to see them she would be very excited and if they were free-ranging, she would indulge in a nice game of chase. If she did manage to catch one she would suddenly become gentle and playful. All I can say is to try and get the dog used to the smell of the chooks and gradually introduce them (as I didn't ). If that doesn't work them keep the hens out of her way whenever she is in the garden and have supervision if this isn't possible. Hopefully this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 thanks guys, I shall persevere and if all else fails will have to keep the dog in when the girls are out. I have friend with dalmatian who just potters and the chickens pinch food out of his mouth! I doubt dennis will ever be up for that. Appreciate the quick responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 No probs and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hi and welcome to the forum I have a Staffordshire Bull terrier and I can never leave her with my hens. In fact we are extra careful and she goes upstairs when the hens are free ranging so that "Ooops, word censored!"ody can accidently let her out. Better to be safe than sorry though. It took her a good couple of months to be allowed near them when they was in the run as she would just run around and around them and half scare them to death!! We have a wall with a gate so when we let the dog out she stays in her 'yard' but if the hens are free ranging she ALWAYS goes upstairs. You get used to it in the end so it no longer bothers you-it just becomes part of letting the girls out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 on a different topic, how do you get those cute little chicken and eglu symbols on your posts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Do you mean at the bottom? If you mean in the message then: On the right hand side underneath the smilies there is a hyperlink to 'View more Emotions' Voila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 To get them at the bottom(so they appear after every post) go into 'Profile' at the top of the page. Under signature, if you know the codes for all the emotions you want then type them in. (codes as in : ) for got it??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 yep I mean the list that appears under the message each time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Have you done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 no probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 If you want them in your signature then see here http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12932 xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 thanks, hope it's on now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Yep its on although you need Caps Lock for Pepper pot P P= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 they should be right now - blimey it's all a bit high tech! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Yeah it is a bit, I still can't put a picture in my messages and it's been explained several times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I used soft netting (like omlet sells) to seperate my dog from my chickens when they are free ranging. i know this wouldn't put off every dog, but she sees it as a barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanchick Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hi there. I have a wheaten terrier and he will chase squirrels and cats, but I have managed to train him to accept the chickens. They now free range quite happily together, although he gets a bit excited if we pick the chickens up (implies they are higher in the pecking order than him apparently). Here is a link to the sticky with lots of advice, mine is under "Redchick wrote": http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12660&highlight=dogs+chickens I think the tugging hard on the lead (choke chain or halti) when the dog shows excitement was the most effective for me . Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I used soft netting (like omlet sells) to seperate my dog from my chickens when they are free ranging. i know this wouldn't put off every dog, but she sees it as a barrier. Mmm, I think my daft dog would see it as more of a challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanchick Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 The netting works for us. Dog got his head stuck in it just the once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Yeah it is a bit, I still can't put a picture in my messages and it's been explained several times I tried this and got it to work (eventually ). http://www.felthamrugbyclub.org/Flickr_fred.pdf My girls terrorise my dog! He tries to play with them and they fly at him. Granted he's a big softie. I still wouldn't leave him alone with them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Just to say our puppy, who is 6 months old tomorrow, now goes outside when the hens are free ranging. We've had her since September and have allowed her out there in the last couple of weeks. That said I would never leave her unattended as she occasionally gets carried away and herds them into a corner, whcih they're not keen on!! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
