Chicken droppings and dogs

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SarahBee

SarahBee

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Apr 22, 2012
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Not sure if this is the right spot to put this question.... I have 6 chickens that are in a coop/run most of the time, and I let them free range in our 1/2 acre yard for about 2 hours a day. I'm in the process of applying to adopt a 4 year old pug, and the owner is very concerned about the health risks of a dog being around chicken poop (stepping it and then licking his paws). Can anyone provide me with some info on this? Is this something we need to worry about?

My girls really spread out all over the yard so the poop is pretty well spread out, I rarely step in it when I'm out in the yard.

Thank you in advance for any input or advice :)
 
My dog eats the poop. Vet said it would have to be massive amt of poop to hurt him. Wary of drugs given to chickens but I don't do that. High nitrogen in dog's pee grows grass.
 
Not a problem if the dog is on the type of monthly heartworm pills that covers other worms too.
 
My Beagles spend ages in the coop eating the poop when I'm not around! The only ill effects are to the owner who has to share space with the dogs late at night............
 

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