pullusleggus Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 My dog has developed a serious taste for chicken poo and hunts around the garden for it. It doesn't seem to be upsetting his insides, but I'm not sure if I should really be stopping him (or just enjoying him cleaning the garden!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Normal I think - my dog does it and so does my friend's dog.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexter Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 My Jack Russell does too,but she especially loves the runny,smelly ones!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanson Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Totally normal! Mine loves them but is picky as he likes them only when they're fresh and doesn't do the curry type ones still means I have to pick up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Just don't let him give you that slurpy kiss they like to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 My dog does this for every type of poop - From my chickens, fox poop, rabbit raisins, horse poop. Luckily not her own Occasionally she's sick from OD-ing on the stuff (Not nice to clean up I can tell you!) Although it can be handy I'd rather she didn't as she could be devouring all sorts of nasties (I'm thinking worms when my girls are nearing their time for re-flubenvetting or slugs eggs and other creepy crawlies) Try telling her no though! Dirty girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 They love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Molly, rolls in it. Jenny, avoids it like the plague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Yep, a poo hoover here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-F-C Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I now like dogs even less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pullusleggus Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 I never knew so many dogs ate poo! Noggin used to eat lamb poo when he was young and I was told it was because they'd been drinking milk. I was a bit surprised by his love of chicken poo, but I'm glad he should be OK as it really is useful. All I need now is for the chickens to eat dog poo and the recycling circle will be complete.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 i can go one step closer to completly gross! my three year old daugter found a huge poop that had gone a bit hard in the sun, she was so impressed that she picked it up and brought it into the living room to show everyone not nice!!!! and yes my dog eats poo as well unfortunatly not efficiently enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 yuck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yum, Scally my dog likes the brown sloppy ones that have to be plucked expertly from the lawn with her incisors. Doggie kiss anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 OMG!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleleicesterfox Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I literally lol-ed at the thread title! One of mine just used to roll in it (until he realised he was going to get hosed down every time he did it!!). Now they don't bother with it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhitehouse Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Just a word of warning - if you worm your hens using any product with Ivermectin in it and your dog then eats the hen poo, your dog could potentially be in danger. Many breeds of dogs (particularly but not exclusively collies ) suffer a severe and often fatal reaction to ivermectin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Just a word of warning - if you worm your hens using any product with Ivermectin in it and your dog then eats the hen poo, your dog could potentially be in danger. Many breeds of dogs (particularly but not exclusively collies ) suffer a severe and often fatal reaction to ivermectin. thanks for the info i hadn't even thought of that i'll have to keep them in the run for a while after worming because its impossible to stop the dog i with five girls i can't garentee finding every poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Just a word of warning - if you worm your hens using any product with Ivermectin in it and your dog then eats the hen poo, your dog could potentially be in danger. Many breeds of dogs (particularly but not exclusively collies ) suffer a severe and often fatal reaction to ivermectin. Good point thewhitehouse, Collies do have a sensitivity to ivermectin and it is well worth bearing this in mind when using medications containing it although the risk I am told is low - the ivermectic is metabolised and there may only be a trace if anything in the poo - as it is not something that has been tested for in (senario of testing feeding chicken poo to dogs in a lab makes me smile ) it is still worth bearing in mind if you have a collie. Flubenvet does not contain ivermectin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I laughed at the title of this thread now feel really sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
