URGENT: Walker's dog kills our chickens ...

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 20 Dec 2006, 10:17

Absolutely - look at yourself before blaming others

So those 5 dead prostitutes in Ipswich were to blame for their own deaths? The killer didn't really do it?

So EVERY house owner with children, animals etc is obliged to put up Colditz fences to protect themselves from loose dogs?

I suppose we should go the whole hog and put up razor wire to protect our families from child molestors?

The parents of that child who was snatched from the ground floor bathroom were clearly guilty ... placing such temptation in the path of that nice, friendly pedophile. Clearly they should have invested in steel bars and steel doors.

Silly me. I should have realised that I was 100% responsible for THIS ...

.. and these too ..

Pippa · Post by **Pippa** » 20 Dec 2006, 10:34

I think its wize to take as many sensible precautions as possible to avoid trouble.

As Mr E quite rightly pointed out if a dog can get to your chickens so can a fox - maybe although I know its a very traumatic experience to find your animals dead this accident will give you the opportunity to reflect on some of the difficulties with keeping poultry and you will be able to do something to make them more secure. You can't be sure that by illiminating the problem of the dalmation that your chickens will live happily ever after can you?

I see the other events that you have highlighted as part of a far bigger problem with society and our current civilization; so much is wrong or getting worse. Many of the solutions lie in better personal responsibility and alliegance to our local communities. If we were to spend more time going in this direction instead of feeding personal egos and the egos of unidentified groups and polititians we would have a far better society much better able to deal with the problems you have identified.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 20 Dec 2006, 10:45

Now that we have decided that the victims and not the criminals are guilty I have decided to wear an anti-mugging, anti-dogbite suit everywhere I go.

Here it is in action ... but the mugger still gets my wallet so I was fined ?100 for making it too easy for him. The mugger has been sent on holiday to Barbados in order to recover from the stress of being apprehended by a passing police patrol

Pippa · Post by **Pippa** » 20 Dec 2006, 11:02

Very funny..........

This is getting a tad out of hand.......I am not trying to protect criminals against victims......far from it.

The person whose dog killed your chickens should take responsibility for his dog and what his dog has done (in this case to your chickens) and you should take steps to protect your chickens.

Friends? Enemies? Which to have? I know what I would try and foster.....

Erik · Post by **Erik** » 20 Dec 2006, 11:28

If only the world were a fairer place:

MisterE · Post by **MisterE** » 20 Dec 2006, 20:10

muwhahaahahhahaaa funny guys fair play

Yep I know its shit vortex, like I said been there and had dead animals after looking after them. Yes it is your fault buddy. Because when/if bad shit happens it will be up to you to protect your gear (even if it is with an ak47) or your kids dont get eggs or eat. You will wont be able to look them in the face and say someone stole our stuff, smashed this up etc etc. I grew up on a farm and learnt this the hard way - humans, animals and nature will take from you - its up to you to try and deal with anything that gets thrown at you. But that doesnt mean you take one up the ring from this clown - like I siad phone the dog warden they'll kick some ass

The wind blew down my first barn, I made a new out of concrete block then (ah ha wind got you fool), fox killed all my chickens (airedale guarded chicks and killed fox, love it), used the 4 10 to kill rats and a ferret, shot crows with a good pellet rifile with infra green scopes for pecking out my lambs eyes, two dogs and a fool of an owner on my land made my horse buck and I went for a fly and broke two ribs (still after him for that one bastard!) - its like being a full time body guard of your property - it really does stop with you because when things are dead you lose out. Get more chickens, camp out and get an air gun, then soon as the dog enters the field shoot the owner! But in the mean time all you can do is start again and put up your defences - get fortified marine!!!!!

All jokes aside - I do feel sorry for you, as I said I know how mad this can make you. But imagine what its going to be like if things get as bad as many believe due to peak oil - you'll be camping out with those chickens!

wayne72 · Post by **wayne72** » 27 Dec 2006, 04:15

Yeah putting the Dog owner down maybe a good idea. I hardly ever think it's the dogs fault, that's the nature of the beast. The responsibility lies with the owner 100%.

Pippa · Post by **Pippa** » 08 Jan 2007, 13:39

Vortex

What happened next? Sad girl that I am I was imagining that I was walking along with that old Dalmation past your place this morning only to find it savaging your chickens!! Personally, couldn't imagine myself jumping for joy at the grusome spectacle!!!! Quite the opposite.

Did you manage to talk to the owner (maybe he/she needs counselling after observing such a vial act- only sort of joking).

Hope things have turned out OK (if thats possible) for you.

MisterE · Post by **MisterE** » 08 Jan 2007, 16:50

Yip same here hope things worked out ok in the end and in your favour

Downshiftgal · Post by **Downshiftgal** » 11 Jan 2007, 15:47

Bugger! That's the same chicken ark that I'm refurb-ing and planning on putting chucks into come spring...

Any ideas where the weakness that let the dog in might be? I'm just thinking that maybe beefing up the doors on mine might not be such a bad idea, given this horrid event.

My sympathies on the loss of your chickens

Worrying and killing chickens should be judged the same as worrying sheep. Livestock is livestock, at the end of the day. Grrrrr!

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 20 Jan 2007, 17:59

Any ideas where the weakness that let the dog in might be? I'm just thinking that maybe beefing up the doors on mine might not be such a bad idea, given this horrid event.

The dog prised off the overlapping planks on the door.

MisterE · Post by **MisterE** » 20 Jan 2007, 20:18

Yip I can see how that can be done. They be better off made out of marine ply I think. Defo food for thought for all of us. Bloody annoys me still when I look at the piccies

MacG · Post by **MacG** » 20 Jan 2007, 20:39

You should see what a wild mink or a ferret can do to a henhouse. Pretty awkward. And they slip trough small cracks. If a dog can do that kind of damage, you are a lousy carpenter! When keeping animals, there are dangers just about everywhere. Here we mainly have mink and fox, but they are menaces. And a lynx snatched a sheep around Christmas.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 20 Jan 2007, 21:37

They be better off made out of marine ply I think

Guess what we have used now?

If a dog can do that kind of damage, you are a lousy carpenter!

I bought the bloody thing - I'm no handyman!

MacG · Post by **MacG** » 20 Jan 2007, 21:51

Vortex wrote:I bought the bloody thing - I'm no handyman!

Uhu..? And you went looking for the lowest price I dare to guess? Well, you get what you pay for...