Dog Poop!

[007Sean]

Howdy and Enjoy your stay!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, As long as there are no sweet corn kernels in the poop, it is safe.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Jovanella Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

Personally, I have found the Topic of the Week articles a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you've joined us! I've never seem my chickens eat my dog's poop before but my bulldog will flow them around and ear theirs all day long. The ducks on the other hand...

 

[drumstick diva]

too much poo today. Welcome to Backyard chickens. Hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

 

[007Sean]

Welcome to BYC, As long as there are no sweet corn kernels in the poop, it is safe.

Im curious? What does "sweet corn" kernels have to do with chickens eating it from the poop? or why is it unsafe?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Im curious? What does "sweet corn" kernels have to do with chickens eating it from the poop? or why is it unsafe?

I think they just mean that as long as there's no corn kernals in the dog's poo, the chickens will have no interest in digging through it and eating it lol

 

[007Sean]

I think they just mean that as long as there's no corn kernals in the dog's poo, the chickens will have no interest in digging through it and eating it lol

Ok, that makes sense. Shouldn't be feeding sweet corn to a dog, anyway, gives them a sever upset stomach. Other than that, I just figured it must be the GMO factor.

 

[blackdust951]

helloand welcome to backyard chickens!thank you for joining us

 

[Jovanella]

Thanks everyone for the advice! I have 2 Labs and I would never allow them to access the chicks! My Labs are sweet and loving. One is 12+ yrs and the other is 2-1/2 yrs. They would play too rough. My chicks are in their 9' long coop that is enclosed with chicken wire and the "penthouse" has 3 nesting boxes. Lots of shredded pine lines the "poop" tray and I keep it clean. One of my girls, Daisy, had a paste problem but I fixed it with warm water and a paper towel until her vent was clear. Today, I picked her up and looked at her behind and it looks kind of bare! Do you all think she was pulling at the feathers or the other chicks? They are at least 6+ weeks old now and spend all of their time either in the coop free ranging it on sand. Should I be concerned? I looked for bugs, mites etc... but didn't see anything. All my other girls have fluffy butts!