Dogs and chickens

Do dogs get along with chickens? Keeping chickens & dogs together can be tricky. These low prey drive dog breeds are good with chickens.

Are you looking for the best dog to watch over your small flock of chickens at home? Learn all about the three best livestock guardian dogs for chickens and what makes each one of them so great for your home! #farming #smallfarm #homesteding #homestead #dog #dogs #guardiandog #chicken #chickenfarming

Can you have a dog AND chickens? Will the dog eat the chickens? Can they be trained to protect your flock? Do dogs have a place on the urban homestead?

You might be wanting to add a few chickens to your home, but have no idea how your dog will react. Good News... dogs and chickens can live together in peace. But, there are a few things you can do to make a smooth transition. #DogsAndChickens #ChickensforBeginners #ChickensForNewbies

Picture by @Minidinochickens Most chicken owners have a dog or two in addition to their flock. Some keep and train their dogs as livestock guardians or...

I turned the big 4-0 last month and my husband made me something very special (which my husband tells me ordinary women would not even want)! Let me take you on a visual tour. This is at the back of my suburban homestead. I am standing right next to the coop. To the left of the coop is the run. For a year this was all the space the chickens had and I knew they needed more room. On top of the run is a new addition...it is my lettuce box. It provides shade for the chickens and protects them…

With a little training and some care, you can get your dogs and chickens to get along in no time. Read on to learn more.

Hubby has been working with our dogs, Lexy and Maggie, to get them more well behaved with the chickens. When we first got the chickens Lexy would just run laps around the coop, thankfully that has stopped, but there have been instances where she is barks at the chickens non-stop while we are gone. When we got Maggie, she seemed a little more indifferent to the chickens, but I've witnessed her jumping up against the coop too. He started by letting the dogs outside while the chickens were…

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