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Oh you mean the stuff my dogs are tracking ALL OVER my house??? Yup, mud.
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newton the goat
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Oh my favorite is when my sheep jump on me and I don't notice the giant smears down my butt as I go to school.... that's always fun to find later
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newton the goat
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Why are some people so irresponsible when it comes to their pets??? (Mutters language that I wouldn't type or even say out loud) today there were three dogs roaming our property today.... looking at newton and her kids quite hungrily and then noticed the chickens.... we chased them off.... and from what we could tell on was a retriever mix, another was a pitty cross, and last but not least..... (I couldn't believe this one myself....) a chihuahua. .... yes one of those tiny (as my dad likes to call them, and sorry in advance to anyone that likes the breed) bait dogs.... stupid idiot neighboors.... as soon as we have a gun anything that doesn't belong on the property won't be around anymore.... and I'm really worried.... one of our hens is missing and I'm thinking they may have gotten her.... she wasn't there in the final coop bird count 
I'm really hoping that she just wandered to far and will be back in the morning, and that she didn't get killed by the dogs... 
... here's to hoping... if anymore go missing I'm alerting the animal control or dealing with them myself 
neither will be pretty 
I'm really hoping that she just wandered to far and will be back in the morning, and that she didn't get killed by the dogs... ... here's to hoping... if anymore go missing I'm alerting the animal control or dealing with them myself neither will be pretty 
CntryBoy777
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I don't blame ya....and ya don't need a gun...bow and arrows work good too, and are relatively quiet. It does take practice, tho.....and long distances are some-what challenging. I have deterred many dogs with a pump BB/Pellet rifle....
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newton the goat
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I've definitly been looking into one.... don't know which one to get though... I'm tempted to see if I can get customized pellets that say in itty bitty writting "if you can read this your animal has been too close to mine...I don't blame ya....and ya don't need a gun...bow and arrows work good too, and are relatively quiet. It does take practice, tho.....and long distances are some-what challenging. I have deterred many dogs with a pump BB/Pellet rifle....
... though I doubt I could... probably too much to write on one of those tiny things and I've considered a bow and arrow, only problem is I'm not too good a shot with one, trust me I tried it a few times one of those times the instructor ran away from me (apparently I was just that bad... anyone for a game of arrow roulette? Just kidding ... about the roulette part I mean )
babsbag
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I agree with the pellet gun, better than nothing. Hoping that your hen comes home My LGD puppy got my favorite rooster today; stupid bird got into the goat pen and that was all it took. Why is it they can fly in and not fly out? I was trying to decide how to get him to stay in the coop and leave the garden alone. This isn't quite what I had in mind.
My LGD puppy got my favorite rooster today; stupid bird got into the goat pen and that was all it took. Why is it they can fly in and not fly out? I was trying to decide how to get him to stay in the coop and leave the garden alone. This isn't quite what I had in mind.- Thread starter
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newton the goat
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I'm so sorry about your roosterI agree with the pellet gun, better than nothing. Hoping that your hen comes home
... poor boy... mine fly right into the goats pen and get stuck. ... I don't get it either... it's like you flew in there why can't you just do the exact same thing to get out? It doesn't make any sense... and do you think your lgd just did it to protect the sheep? Or... just wanted a taste of chicken? 
well anyways I'm definitly going to look into getting a Pellet gun... better than nothing ... Btw you don't need a license right? It 12 here and I'm not thinking properly and couldn't guess at this level of tired 
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We had a husky-mix getting on our property and chasing our goats. We didn't have a gun but my brother had BBG and it took one shot at that dog's hind end, and that then ended of seeing that dog on our property (Dogs are stink'in smart they learn). No, you don't need a licence.
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newton the goat
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OK good... now all that depends is if I have the money and how bad of a shot I am
babsbag
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I don't think you need a license, you don't in California at least.
My LGD is just a pup, about 7 months old, and she has never been around the chickens. My older dogs leave the birds alone if they show up by "accident" but the pup has no experience or training with birds. I used to have my chickens and goats in the same field so the older dogs were their protectors too. But since working on getting the dairy license the chickens and goats can't live together so the birds have been moved out of the goat field. I have about 15 birds that don't live in the coop, they sleep in trees and run free everywhere. This rooster was really good with his hens and a good protector, they will miss him.
My LGD is just a pup, about 7 months old, and she has never been around the chickens. My older dogs leave the birds alone if they show up by "accident" but the pup has no experience or training with birds. I used to have my chickens and goats in the same field so the older dogs were their protectors too. But since working on getting the dairy license the chickens and goats can't live together so the birds have been moved out of the goat field. I have about 15 birds that don't live in the coop, they sleep in trees and run free everywhere. This rooster was really good with his hens and a good protector, they will miss him.
