dana, i hope things continue to get better.
heather
--- On Tue, 3/29/11, dana@stormdancing.net <dana@stormdancing.net> wrote:
From: dana@stormdancing.net <dana@stormdancing.net>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Chicken Therapy
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 1:55 PM
Hi everyone,
I haven't posted in a couple of months, but I've tried to keep up with the emails. This is such a great group and so much fun.
First off, thanks for being my bright spot on many days here lately.
Here's what happened.
I have 6 small dogs. 10 - 15 lbs. They have large 20 x 20 kennels. One of the dogs - Happy - learned how to scale the 8' fences. Up and over in a heartbeat. Immediately he would go after chickens. He was deadly. We tried everything short of putting a complete wire top on the pen. Nothing worked so I was forced to keep him crated and leashed. I contacted every rescue in our area for help. He would be such a great little dog in a house with no chickens..... and no cats. He was an excellent little house dog, very gentle and loving, except for cats and chickens. Finally I found someone on my own to take him.
In his rampage he destroyed all of my chickens except for 4. I only had 2 Partridge Cochin hens and a pair of Silver Lace Cochins. I became so depressed over it all. I felt so guilty over the chickens and was heartbroken. It didn't help matters that I had to give him away and had such a difficult time finding a home. None of the 5 rescues, including the Humane Society would help.
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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