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Rural/Farm Life

fasttense

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2. You could get a trained flock protector dog

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 09:34 AM

Aug 2013

A trained dog is expensive and then you would have to train them specifically to keep the chickens from crossing the road. I think a fence would be easier.

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How you going to keep them down on the farm.... [View all] hedgehog Aug 2013 OP

A perimeter fence. LWolf Aug 2013 #1

You could get a trained flock protector dog fasttense Aug 2013 #2

I started going out about everty hour or so and tossing out somethig the chickens really love - hedgehog Aug 2013 #3

I think you need to ask them, bvar22 Sep 2013 #4