Re: 2 Rottweilers raided my chicken coop

From: maxh (maxh_at_thegrid.net)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 04:18:28 GMT

"nuele mersch" <fowls@nuele-online.de> wrote in message
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> maxh <maxh@thegrid.net> wrote:
>
> > My locked chicken coop was broken into by 2 Rottweiler dogs, that seem
to
> > roam lose in my neighborhood.
> > I saw them running from the coop.
> > When I checked, I found out, that
> > they killed 9 chickens, and 2 turkeys.
> > All I have left now, is the rooster.
> > If I encounter the Rottweilers again, trying to get into the coop, what
> > would you folks suggest I do to them?
> > Shoot them or what?
>
> yes
>
> unless that's illegal where you live. It would be illegal for me to use
> a gun, but that's what I'd love to do with all those stray dogs around
> here that people prefer to let loose even though they - the dogs - have
> repeatedly done damage before. I know it's not the dogs' fault but if
> they've found easy prey once they will come again.
>
> Just my very personal opinion after having lost a precious brooder with
> extremely precious chicks - went more than 1000km to fetch those eggs of
> the rare breed I keep, and they were in an enclosed broody run that I
> thought was perfectly safe, on my own fenced land!
>
> poor little old rooster, will you get some other girls for him?
>
> Nuele (D)

I feel really sorry for the rooster, he looks so sad and lonely.
He got to be very depressed, having witnessed the slaughter of his "girl
friends".
I will get him a new girl friend, that's for sure.
I'm allowed to use a gun here in California, no problem.
Just the thought to actually having to shoot a big dog makes me wince, but
I'll have to do it, if they come back for more
chickens.
As much as I hate to do it, but you got to do, what you got to do.

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