Re: Our dogs seem to have settled with the new chickens

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Date: 06/21/04 

Date: 21 Jun 2004 08:36:57 GMT

amanda beherends <oscar73@ihug.com.au> wrote:
> Hi
> We also have some chickens and were concerned about how our dog (terrier
> cross) would react to having some other animals in his yard/domain.
> But he doesnt mind at all, only if they get nosy if he is eating a bone or
> something. He tells them off by a quick sharp bark but he hasnt hurt any of
> them. (Hes a big woose!!)
> Our ducks liked to come and pinch his biscuits and we have had to move his
> and also the cats feeding spots elsewhere as the ducks and chickens would
> come running if i put food in his bowl.
>
> One day i left the back door ajar for our kittens to come in and out and
> turned my back for 5 mins and then find there was achicken in my kitchen, so
> here i was chasing this chicken around inside my kitchen and dining, lucky
> we dont have carpet!!!!
> Needless to say, i do not keep the door to our kitchen open for our kittens
> anymore.
> The cats we have get along fine with ducks and chickens and our only concern
> would be when they have babies which we have decided to bring inside when
> hatched as a precaution.
>
Yes, we've had the "chickens in the house" problem too since the dogs
have settled down with the chickens. When it's warm it's our habit to
leave the doors open but the chickens now tend to follow us into the
house. (They also attack themselves in the glass when the sliding
door is closed!) 

-- 
Chris Green

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