Single hen

[annettec]

We got our Chickens last Friday and the dog has calmed down nicely around the chickens, but I am having a huge problem with him eating the Chicken poo!

He is frantic to get to it eats it straight out of the bucket when cleaning out the tray and when I move the Eglu around the garden, he goes mad and will not come in or leave the grass alone even though i have swept the grass up as best i can.

Does anyone else have this problem or do I just have a disgusting dog !!

Does anyone know if it is a problem am a little worried he is going to get a nasty infection ?

[purple hen]

I'm afraid some dogs do like eating chicken poo, I think there was a thread about it a while ago. My dog likes rolling in it but thankfully she doesn't eat it

[annettec]

I'm not sure what is worse eating or rolling in it. He is so fluffy i think that would be worse. I'd be bathing him every day !!!

[Seagazer]

Yes my disgusting dog does this as well. Beware the chicken poo burp

[Redwing]

resistance is futile they love it - its like Thorntons for dogs when they see a poo tray

[chelsea]

We know exactly when Bracken has done the deed, she waltzes in licking her chops with a very sheepish face and bent over ears!

 

It must taste good as she doesnt touch cats, other dogs or fox poo...

[bigmommasally]

My mums dear sweet little yorkie comes round ours and love nothing more than having a good snaffle round the garden for chicken poop. She then want to come in and give us all sloppy kisses

[Groovychook]

really wish I hadn't started reading this thread!

[MaggieMcHen]

Mine does the same - they all have - especially the curry paste ones

[Plum]

Noooo

[Gamebird]

It's called recycling Dogs are very environmentally friendly

[stoice]

My foster dog eats chicken poop. And is always hopeful for a dropped egg too! Shell and all.

 

She also loves 'rabbit raisins' and crunching on dead crabs washed up on the beach. Fishy rotten crabby dog breath is not nice either.

 

Why do they always look so pleased with themselves afterwards? Always wanting to give you a kiss?

[ChickenJo]

great, so i've got chicken-poo breath to look forward to as well as badger-poo, horse-poo and fox-poo breath (although she prefers to roll in fox poo) ... cant wait !!!

 

they are disgusting arent they ... not sure whwy we love them so much

[annettec]

That is so reassuring,he is out there as i speak clearing up from where we have moved the Eglu !

Thanks for all your dog and Chicken poo stories did make me chuckle after along shift at work.

[Gamebird]

Just a word of warning - your dog might feel the need to part company with his partly digested chicken poo rather suddenly all over your carpet.

[bellekatz]

My dog used to do this but I am fairly certain he picked up his worms from doing this. I seperated the parts of the garden so he can't get to it now. So if you are going to let him eat it you need to make sure the chickens are wormed regularly.

[Minnie the Moocher]

Just a word of warning - your dog might feel the need to part company with his partly digested chicken poo rather suddenly all over your carpet.

 

Yep - had this happen last week. Our pen is sectioned off from the rest of the garden and I can only assume Bad Dog Moocher reached into the compost bin to feast on the contents.

 

Then it made a reappearance an hour later. Delightful.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Just a word of warning - your dog might feel the need to part company with his partly digested chicken poo rather suddenly all over your carpet.

 

Then it made a reappearance an hour later. Delightful.

 

Twice today in the house, and once in the garden to the great interest of an Orpie !.....and the smell....I was almost !

 

Gave me the opportunity to use the new carpet cleaner again though (twice!), so every cloud has a silver lining.... !

 

Sha x

[MaggieMcHen]

Mine obviously has a stronger stomach - it doesn't come back but I don't like her being too friendly afterwards

[The Dogmother]

Ruby scoffs it too, she doesn't chuck it back up, but does want to wipe her chops on your trousers!

[Minnie the Moocher]

ewwwww

 

Bad Dog Moocher had me flying down the stairs yesterday morning with that familiar honking sound.

 

6am. 6AM.

SIX B***DY AM!

 

As if it wasn't bad enough that it was really 5am as the clocks had gone forward.

 

I am a demon runner when vom is imminent and he made it out the door quick-sharp, with a look of complete shock on his face. No sick on the floor... hurrah!

[Minnie the Moocher]

Perhaps I should make it clear that it was BDM making the honking sounds, and not me.

 

Obviously

[little chickadee]

Ours love the stuff. Yum Yum

When it had been snowing and OH had just cleared out the poo into the wheelbarrow, our greyhound went outside. There was a footprint trail to the wheelbarrow and a nose shaped hole in the snow on the wheelbarrow

[Seagazer]

ewwwww

 

Bad Dog Moocher had me flying down the stairs yesterday morning with that familiar honking sound.

 

6am. 6AM.

SIX B***DY AM!

 

As if it wasn't bad enough that it was really 5am as the clocks had gone forward.

 

I am a demon runner when vom is imminent and he made it out the door quick-sharp, with a look of complete shock on his face. No sick on the floor... hurrah!

 

Glad it wasn't just me then.....

 

Cookie has had a dodgy tummy since Sunday morning now and I hate to say it but there is more than a whiff of chicken poo about it I started worming the girls on Friday so not sure if thats the problem.

[Ms Marple]

Oh the contents of this thread are so familiar My two lab crosses in true lab- style will eat anything they can get their mouths around. I have to keep the cat tray locked away when they are around as I have even caught them sifting through it and eating the contents - GROSS As for chicken poo- well it's just an alternative on a doggy treat.

I am rigorous about worming though -chooks and dogs and cats.

 

The strange thing is when I do the dog poo collection, the chickens follow me around almost trying to eat it - I don't let them though