07-19-2011, 03:24 PM
Although it sounds truly horrible. I have found several references that say to tie the dead chicken around the dogs neck to break the dog from killing chickens. Not sure that I would be able to do this but here is a link and the description.........
http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetc..._id=001zja
A friend of ours suggested this. I was horrified, but I couldn't make the dog stop killing our chickens. As soon as the dead chicken was tied around his neck, our dog stayed in the same spot in the yard all day, moving only after the bird was removed. Since that time, he has helped us to herd the birds into the coop at night, but has never killed or even mouthed one again.
http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetc..._id=001zja
A friend of ours suggested this. I was horrified, but I couldn't make the dog stop killing our chickens. As soon as the dead chicken was tied around his neck, our dog stayed in the same spot in the yard all day, moving only after the bird was removed. Since that time, he has helped us to herd the birds into the coop at night, but has never killed or even mouthed one again.