Combined Dog Kennel and Chicken Coop

[Howlet]

I am all about dogs and chickens and may come from a very similar background. Also a doc.

Consider a perimeter of hot-wire around pen if dogs not given total access to it. Properly placed can keep predators from defeating your kennel panels and corners. I also employ electrified poultry netting at times to protect free-range birds. Your dogs will still have the alarm function. I have also used baby monitors and toyed with webcams more than once to check on what is going on.

the issue with this is beagles can dig. ALOT. so u HAVE to have some hardwire cloth or whatever under the run/ ground so they cant dig into it

 

[centrarchid]

the issue with this is beagles can dig. ALOT. so u HAVE to have some hardwire cloth or whatever under the run/ ground so they cant dig into it

Longer term with dogs and chickens in close proximity, absolute partitioning will not be needed. Digging that allows chickens to escape protected area a different deal.

 

[Howlet]

well im just saying it sounds like these are hunting dogs IE trained to go after live things especially birds.

 

[centrarchid]

well im just saying it sounds like these are hunting dogs IE trained to go after live things especially birds.

Try not to get too hung up on breed. I use German Pointers as poultry guardians. Look up typical use.

 

[philnj]

My chickens are kept on the opposite side of the yard as my dogs. When the chickens are let loose they go right up to the kennel of the dogs and go to sleep on the outside of the fence. These are shiba inus bred to hunt small game in japan. ( not used for hunting much anymore especially here in US) If they are let loose with the chickens I am sure the outcome would be bad. They occasionally bark at the chickens through the fence but it does not stress them at all

 

[CrazyTalk]

Turns out, NO, dog compost should not be composted and then used in vegetable garden. There are several reasons for this, too many for me to repost here, but basically it is a bad idea to use composted dog poo in the garden. They also recommend not allowing children to walk in areas where composted dog poo has been used.

Dog poo can be composted just fine, just as cat poo can - it just has to be done right - hot composted, and left to age. If composted dog poo was dangerous, nobody would be able to go outside in any urban area with grass.


There are people who garden with composted humanure - which would be way more dangerous if not done correctly. I wouldn't use it for leaf crops (like lettuce), but composted dog poo around fruit trees or bushes isn't going to cause any problems.




I don't think it's a bad idea at all, OP, I just don't think its going to work. I think the racoons/etc will quickly figure out that the dogs can't get to the chickens.