My Dog is eating chicken poop, is this harmful?

[BudandBranch]

Hi there.
My eight year old German Shepherd loves to eat chicken poop. I let my chickens out to forage for a bit about once a day (the rest of the time they are in their run) - and my dog seeks out any droppings that they have left behind. It is NASTY and I have had a hard time getting her to stop doing it. I am wondering if this could affect my dog's health. Can the poop harm her?
Thanks

 

[so lucky]

Eh, my dog eats chicken poop too. If your chickens have worms, the dog might get them. I have to get my dog's feces checked for worms every few months in order to go to doggie day care. She has never had worms, so I guess the chickens don't either.
Other than that...it's a common occurrence.

 

[Oz chic]

My dog would rather eat the poop than chase the chickens when they are out only problem I have found so far is his farts really stink

 

[Sunshine_Chick]

Thank goodness I'm not the only one with poop eaters. They don't like it when I call them poop eaters either, but it doesn't stop them from doing it.

 

[Duckee]

New add to old post...

I got a new pup (going on 4 months old now) about a month ago and he eats all the chicken poop from my hens when they free range. I was told by a person that he could get salmonella, thanks @Cluckingitup for clarifying that up.
Problem is...it turns my stomach so bad that it is affecting how I interact with the puppy He is a pretty good pup otherwise, considering his age.
I dont let my hens free range anymore because of it. They stay in the run now.
I need the dog to keep away feral cats, but miss my hens free ranging...what to do?

 

[MarkJr]

 

[blackandtan]

Hahaha yep they love it...dry crunchy ones, fresh stinky ones, frozen ones they pick up and play with, yuck!
I just deworm everyone regularly and don’t worry about it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My dog would rather eat the poop than chase the chickens when they are out only problem I have found so far is his farts really stink

Oh, the farts!

 

[martins show birds]

My dog would rather eat the poop than chase the chickens when they are out only problem I have found so far is his farts really stink

 

[DiYMama540]

I can't comment on whether this is necessarily "ok" but a lot of our dogs do it so...whatever. Just keep an eye out for worm symptoms in your pooch...diarrhea, dragging butt on the floor.
I have at least been able to break my terrier of rolling in it There for a while she was really into Eau de Fecal