“You take it to the vet.” Why? Shooting a dog in the head is instant death for the dog.
I would take it to the vet because it isn’t legal to fire a gun on my property. But on a ranch?
Yes.
Vet - $200
.22 - 50-cents
No-brainer
Not a pun.
Farmers know.
City- folk don’t.
Once a dog kills a chicken, there is a future risk to either more chickens or children. If it bites the owner after killing the chicken - and the owner has children,
Kill the dog.