I own bantam chickens that have free range of our yard. Will a Toller want to chase/catch them? Can they be taught not to?

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They are bird dogs, and will want to play and chase the chickens. The best way to make sure your dogs are not feasting on a chicken dinner is to keep them seperated, I would never trust ANY dog to not chase chickens.

Probably yes. But they are highly trainable and if a puppy is introduced to bantams at a young age and trained not to chase them it might be OK.