Any reason to not put dog hair in nest boxes?

[Chickmate]

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Wait. What? NO fleas in Idaho??? How come? Not that I have a flea problem, but sure could save money on Frontline!

 

[Annabananabodanna]

Yep, hate to brag, but no fleas here! Too dry, I guess. I lived in PA and CA and was overrun with them. Not here!

 

[mboreham1]

if the girls eat it, if it takes ages to decompose, could it cause impacted crops?

 

[elmo]

I wouldn't expect the chickens to like hair as a nesting material. They don't weave nests the way most perching birds do. And if they eat the hair (which I suppose is possible, since we are talking chickens here), there is the potential for impacted crop.

Me, I wouldn't do it.

 

[sharol]

I probably wouldn't put it in the nest boxes just because it might cause digestive problems if they ate it.

I save my dog's hair for the garden. I distribute it around the baby plants and the smell seems to deter the rabbits that like to munch on my peas and beans.