Marla,
We joke about our Pyrs keeping the planes off the pastures because none have landed yet, so it must be the dogs. J Seriously, though. Our LGD are absolutely territorial over their land and that includes the sky. They chase off crows and race through the pastures, with their heads to the sky, “chasing” the vultures, eagles, hawks, etc.
Since my Lulu has been guarding the poultry, we have had no signs of predators or attacks. The dumb
Our male Pyr is in with the moms and babes and right now, he is going ballistic because “stranger danger” trucks are up and down our lane with their hunting dogs. I HATE the fact that VA allows the use of dogs in hunting deer. Hunters are allowed to come on my property to retrieve their dogs, so of course, they use that at their excuse to be on property posted NO HUNTING. The law says they are not to have a weapon on them when retrieving dogs, but they don’t quote THAT law, just the one giving them the right to retrieve their dogs.
Our animals are on high alert when they see strange dogs and our LGD go nuts. Max HAS gone over the fence once when a four wheeler driving teenager kept racing back and forth. He quit that real quick when he found out the dog could get over the fence. Max HATE vehicles. Even ours.
Laura
Laura Roberts
R Half Pint Farm
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Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 9:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Coopers hawk
Laura,
I have 2 pyrs. One helps guard my dads goats in the country since we sold off our goats. The other is her daughter we made a pet out of. She has good guarding instincts and I have her in a pen during the day near the birds. I've considered letting her have the run of the fenced in area around the poultry pens for the winter. That puts her running, pooping, and digging in my garden though so I haven't done that yet. Still debating.
Thanks for the idea though. Even if you didn't realize you were giving it. ;)
Marla
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