Rainorshine
Chirping
Hello! So I have a question over how I can train a puppy to be friendly towards chickens? We have a 4 month old puppy which we brought home at 6 weeks old. When we first got him we hoped that by introducing him to the chickens and familiarising him with them we could get him to not view them as food. We took him out for a few minutes everyday to visit the chickens whilst they were locked inside the run so that he couldn’t get to them. Unfortunately not long after we started doing this the chickens started laying premature eggs, which I researched and found may be due to the stress of being around animals, so we stopped taking the puppy near the chickens and the premature eggs stopped.
I don’t know whether or not the puppy would actually try and kill a chicken, but I am quite certain that even if he didn’t want to kill it he would probably try and bite them out of play.
I am wondering how other dog owners manage to train their dogs so that they won’t bother the chickens when they are free range? And also if there’s any way you can do this without causing stress to the chickens?
Thank you for any help.
Rain
I don’t know whether or not the puppy would actually try and kill a chicken, but I am quite certain that even if he didn’t want to kill it he would probably try and bite them out of play.
I am wondering how other dog owners manage to train their dogs so that they won’t bother the chickens when they are free range? And also if there’s any way you can do this without causing stress to the chickens?
Thank you for any help.
Rain