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Yesterday was the single worst day since I started keeping poultry. In the space of 40 minutes I lost all but six birds to a frenzied domestic dog attack. The owner has offered to financially compensate me for the loss of the girls but since I raised them all from eggs I'm clueless where to start.
This is the second time in six months that the dog in question has leapt over three fences, one electrified and covered several fields in order to access my garden. It is secure, or at least as secure as I can make it without resorting to six foot high fences.
The negligence of the owner is a separate issue and one that is being dealt with via the correct channels. In the mean time clearly the £50 I have been offered is farcical but what would be a realistic replacement figure for the following hens in lay?
2 x White Sussex
3 x pekin bantams
3 x cuckoo marans
1 x lohmann brown
1 x Welsummer
2 x French Copper Marans
1 x Buff Orpington
1 x Buff Orpington Bantam
9 chicks
These were the initial corpses, several other birds are injured, whether the saliva from the dog bite infects the injury site is a case of wait and see. They have all been treated with an antiseptic wash.
This is the second time in six months that the dog in question has leapt over three fences, one electrified and covered several fields in order to access my garden. It is secure, or at least as secure as I can make it without resorting to six foot high fences.
The negligence of the owner is a separate issue and one that is being dealt with via the correct channels. In the mean time clearly the £50 I have been offered is farcical but what would be a realistic replacement figure for the following hens in lay?
2 x White Sussex
3 x pekin bantams
3 x cuckoo marans
1 x lohmann brown
1 x Welsummer
2 x French Copper Marans
1 x Buff Orpington
1 x Buff Orpington Bantam
9 chicks
These were the initial corpses, several other birds are injured, whether the saliva from the dog bite infects the injury site is a case of wait and see. They have all been treated with an antiseptic wash.