horses & Chickens

[cookinmom]

There is a house I drive by all the time and in their yard they have one horse, one goat and one rooster. One day I came by and the rooster was standing on the horse's back! It was one of the funniest things I've seen.

 

[Henriettahen]

cookinmom
Today 7:20 pm There is a house I drive by all the time and in their yard they have one horse, one goat and one rooster. One day I came by and the rooster was standing on the horse's back! It was one of the funniest things I've seen.

haha, chickens do that to my horses allll the time...horses gave them rides alll the time... hhahaha I beleive they get along quite well​

 

[CarriBrown]

My old rope horse had a chicken friend! It was a white hen and she would stand on his back or roost on the fence next to him.

 

[Uccello]

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THANKS, I AM NOT MUCH OF A BACON EATER, BUT MY KIDS/HUSBAND LIKE IT. I DO EAT IT ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. BUT YOU ARE RIGHT, I CAN IMAGINE WHAT THEY EAT. ARE YOU SURE THE CHICKS DON'T EAT THE MANURE ITSELF? DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE BLOOD SPOTS? THANKS AGAIN!

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Chickens and horses do fine togehter. The chickens will clean up after the horses grain eating, and behind them as well, and the fact that they spread manure is good for the horses, it reduces the worm cycle considerably and lowers the fly population as well. If the horse manure is piled anywhere they will scatch therough that as it composts recucing the fly population even more, although Muscovie ducks are even better for that purpose.

Having chickens around horses makes them calmer and better mounts. While they may be spooky to the noisy flapping that goes on at first as they get used to it they become a safer horse to ride especially out on trail as a grouse or other wild bird flying up will not spook them. The horse may act irrate towards them at first but I have never had one not just settle down and accept my chickens in a week or so.

The concern over the dust is valid only if the chickens and horses will be confined in the same airspace, such as being locked in the barn at night. Have your own night shelter for your chickens seperate from the horses and your good.