Breaking terriers to chickens: how do you do it?

[Molie1337 35]

 

mine completly ignores them, shes been ratting around chickens alot, and we've got chickens in the garden, so shes been around them since a pup and i think she realises there not on "the list" i still wouldnt trust her alone with them though!!

[Waz 4,266]

theres always one isn't there Waz

 

You try it and then you can thank me.

[Keeps 403]

[Keeps 403]

I think that breaking a terrier to chickens is slightly harder than any other stock because chickens can have a habit of living in daft places.im sure that anybody who goes ratting will have had dogs marking a pile of rubbish etc and as you move it a chicken or two comes out,or your on an allotment and ones under a shed.terriers in those situations are excited and could latch onto anything as they push their way through crap in the dark.

 

basically i dont fully trust any dog untill its been around chickens in a hunting situation.same as i keep an eye on a dog the first time its taken ferreting where a rabbit might bolt with a ferret attached.i reckon if somethings going to go wrong its probably going to happen out hunting not in a relaxed calm environment which i think is what keeps is saying here as she has bantams.

 

Thats correct, she is fine with our chickens, yes she takes interest in them, but she doesnt attack (might if my back was turned mind) but in a in a hunting situation she is totally different

 

 

 

[JPTfellterrier 65]

I think that breaking a terrier to chickens is slightly harder than any other stock because chickens can have a habit of living in daft places.im sure that anybody who goes ratting will have had dogs marking a pile of rubbish etc and as you move it a chicken or two comes out,or your on an allotment and ones under a shed.terriers in those situations are excited and could latch onto anything as they push their way through crap in the dark.

 

basically i dont fully trust any dog untill its been around chickens in a hunting situation.same as i keep an eye on a dog the first time its taken ferreting where a rabbit might bolt with a ferret attached.i reckon if somethings going to go wrong its probably going to happen out hunting not in a relaxed calm environment which i think is what keeps is saying here as she has bantams.

 

Thats correct, she is fine with our chickens, yes she takes interest in them, but she doesnt attack (might if my back was turned mind) but in a in a hunting situation she is totally different

 

 

 

really nice terrier that. best of luck with her

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

very big chested but a nice red

[Keeps 403]

As you know looks arent everything. Shes easily spanable (by my hands) and she hunts well and thats what counts.

 

Thank you JPT.

[dogman89 0]

my lurcher is broke to chickens, so is my mates lurcher and his whippet pup