!!!URGENT!!! Neighbors dog killed all of my ducks. This is not the first time.

[McChooky]

Triple "S": Shoot Shovel Shut up!
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Crossbow?

The woods have eyes lol

 

[Coffetym]

Its the bullets that start the wars

The same thing always ends the wars!

 

[Coffetym]

Great job! - But: The one thing i have learned here in the United States is that you all value your freedom very much. But one's freedom ends where another one's freedom begins.
Meaning: You have the freedom to protect your poultry against predators. But your neighbors, expecting you to protect your birds against their dogs violates a boundary. [Imho!]

If you travel to Mexico, don’t expect American laws to benefit you there. They are null & void!
That being said, my property, my rules. Being neighborly ends when they, their children, or their pets infringe upon my property or family. My neighbors don’t pay my mortgage or any of my bills! I wish we were still living in the 1950s but we are not. If you give an inch, either they or their children or grandchildren won’t just take a mile, they will take your toys & your life. We’re not in Kansas anymore Dorthy! Try being neighborly today & you’ll probably be robbed blind!

 

[rural mouse]

what kind of fence do you have that the dog is able to get through? i have six foot high chain link with landscape ties and bricks along the bottom edges i don’t think dogs can get in. unless maybe they spent time digging but my geese would let me know they were there before they got very far.

As a kid, we had a dog that could climb chain link.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

If you travel to Mexico, don’t expect American laws to benefit you there. They are null & void!
That being said, my property, my rules. Being neighborly ends when they, their children, or their pets infringe upon my property or family. My neighbors don’t pay my mortgage or any of my bills! I wish we were still living in the 1950s but we are not. If you give an inch, either they or their children or grandchildren won’t just take a mile, they will take your toys & your life. We’re not in Kansas anymore Dorthy! Try being neighborly today & you’ll probably be robbed blind!

I could not agree more!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

While I’m here, I wanted to make a final post for my babies.

The Swedish Blue was the male, the other three were females. I got so lucky with the random M/F ratio!

This was my first experience with ducks and I couldn’t have asked for a better group. They made me so incredibly happy and it was such a joy to watch them grow. Rest in peace. <3

They were truly beautiful. You clearly loved them. I am so sorry.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

True. I got the taller fence and the coyotes just jump over. the dogs run through it. Because its poultry fence, its keeps the fowl in pretty well.

I use a four level hot wire with a 2 joule output and bait it with raw bacon on top and bottom wires. I have successfully deterred wolf, bobcat, coyote, dog, fox, coon, and black bear. One sniff on that bacon with a wet nose is all it takes and they learn fast. My neighbors loose chickens left and right; I do not. Electric fence done properly works wonders.

 

[21hens-incharge]

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[21hens-incharge]

This thread has been cleaned up.
When posting keep in mind that suggesting people commit illegal activities is not in keeping with BYC rules and values.

Thank you to all who are posting legal and ethical solutions to the OP's issues with loose dogs.

21hens-incharge
BYC staff

 

[Leatherworker]

Hello. I haven’t been online in a few months because everything was going wonderfully. My babies were nearly a year old.

Earlier today we saw my neighbors dog walking off with our male duck hanging out of its mouth.

Long story short, this the third time something like this has happened. The dog killed an entire group of chickens a few years back and then killed 2/3 of our replacements.

Our neighbors agreed to keep the dog on a shock collar and they’ve warned us once when then dog has went missing so we can keep an eye out. No issues because we were able to lock everyone up in the barn. However, today the owner knowingly let the dog run loose without a collar and now my four ducks are dead.

The last time this happened, we contacted animal control and they told us there was nothing they could do and we would have to handle it privately. Our neighbor “paid us off” with a $50 gift card and after contacting her today, she offered to pay again. However, this does not fix the issue. My pets are dead, they refuse to take responsibility for their pet, and we have other animals that could potentially be at risk.

For context, we live in KY and not in city limits. Our animals are not free roam and stay in the barn or a fenced in area. The dog get in the fence each time. Not sure how, but he does. We’ve checked so many times to figure out how this dog has access and we couldn’t figure it out. It wasn’t an issue when the dog was on a collar.

Sorry for being so scattered because I’m very upset. I just need to know what I should do. I’m 20 and autistic, so I have a very hard time confronting people. Plus, I have never dealt with something like this.

That's so sad. That was a frequent occurrence at one place we lived in the country. The neighbors dog kept coming over and grabbing my hens. I talked to the neighbor and told him to keep the dog away from my home or I would shoot him. We were about 1/8 mile from this guy. The dog made it a point to keep coming back. The neighbor just said, do what you have to do. I used a rifle and put bird shot in it. I didn't want to kill the dog, but I wanted to keep him away. He grabbed a hen a few days later and I got a good shot in his rear. He dropped the hen and never came back. If your comfortable with something like that, it may work. I imagine it took him awhile to lick out all that buck shot.