my dogs poop in the backyard...will my chickens eat it?

[da-cajun-angla]

i want to let my chickens roam the backyard, but im worried that they will eat dog poop...should i worry?
thanks,
shaun

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I think chickens can get worms if the dogs have worms. My chickens try to eat dog poop all the time so I have to supervise when they free range

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

well my dogs eat chicken poop - so it is only fair to let the chickens eat dog poop LOL

only kidding I would be worried if the dogs get worms the chickens will get them not to mention if you kiss your chickens they will have butt breath LOL

Julie

 

[miss_thenorth]

Never thought about it from that viewpoint--My concern has been dogs eating chicken poop

 

[d.k]

*Mine trys to eat pieces of roof shingle left over from the hurricanes-- so I would have to vote "YES!".

 

[Redfeathers]

My chickens don't touch the stuff. I do clean the yard every day though...but still, if they see it, they keep away from it.

 

[chickflick]

I have never seen my chickens eat dog poop! Hope it stays that way! Now, if I can get my dog to quit eating chicken poop, I'd be so happy.

 

[Churkenduse]

I don't think the chickens eating dog ..... is bad, it is the dog eating chicken..... that is bad, my vet told me a dog could get sick eating theirs.

I imagine if it was harmful for the chicken he would have told me since he offered his comments about the dog,

 

[tx_dane_mom]

Ok maybe I'm the only one on here w/weird birds, but YES, my birds scratch through the dog poop just like they scratch through anything else. It's pretty nasty, but it makes for great fertilzer for the grass. I *never* thought about the worm thing though...but aren't they different KINDS of worms? And I worm my dogs so obsessively I doubt I have much to worry about there. I have never noticed the dogs eating chicken poo though....guess we have a role reversal in this household!

Then again...one might want to note---the poop here is like that of a horse/elephant as I have great danes....

 

[BamaChicken]

Your dogs will definitely eat chicken poop.