We have 2 Siberian Huskies and are very happy with them. But we can't get them to get along with our barn cats (or chickens). We've lost a cat to them (although we chalked that up to them just playing more roughly than the cat could stand.) We've also lost multiple chickens in one day to them. Any suggestions?
Ours was so smart, she'd tell us when the cat was up to no good. She went with me everywhere in the car and slept next to the baby to guard her. Always polite and respectful. A real sweety. Had a wonderful sense of humor and would actually laugh. Somehow, she picked up tornado safety because everytime there was bad weather, she'd jump in the bathtub. She was a stray who someone had dumped along the highway. We think she was further mistreated because she would slink away at the sight of a gun.
Dogs are naturally going to kill chickens, unless you find one without ~any~ residual prey drive, or raise it so specifically with chickens that they are imprinted very young...
I just choose not to own chickens.
Arm the chickens. You can't arm the cats because they might turn the weapons on you.
Had a coworker transfer to our stamping plant in Shelbyville, KY a bunch of years ago. He too had 2 Siberian Huskies that unfortunately killed a neighbor's cow........