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Dogs and Chickens (and poop)
My brother did a wonderful job of taking care of the dogs while I was
gone. He even left them with a little present, 4 baby chickens and 1 rooster. The dogs are having a blast running around the wire fence to get the chickens but they keep running at the fence thinking they can go thru it. It is really funny to see them crash into the fence and look confused about what happened. Anyway, Cali ate some of the rooster poop before it got cleaned up, is that harmful? I don't plan to let her get anymore but wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem. Should I worry? THANKS! |
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Dogs and Chickens (and poop)
"MauiJNP" wrote in message
... My brother did a wonderful job of taking care of the dogs while I was gone. He even left them with a little present, 4 baby chickens and 1 rooster. The dogs are having a blast running around the wire fence to get the chickens but they keep running at the fence thinking they can go thru it. It is really funny to see them crash into the fence and look confused about what happened. Anyway, Cali ate some of the rooster poop before it got cleaned up, is that harmful? I don't plan to let her get anymore but wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem. Should I worry? THANKS! Chickens can have salmonella, but a normal healthy dog should be able to ingest some bacteria without worry. flick 100785 |
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Dogs and Chickens (and poop)
My brother did a wonderful job of taking care of the dogs while I was
gone. He even left them with a little present, 4 baby chickens and 1 rooster. The dogs are having a blast running around the wire fence to get the chickens but they keep running at the fence thinking they can go thru it. It is really funny to see them crash into the fence and look confused about what happened. Anyway, Cali ate some of the rooster poop before it got cleaned up, is that harmful? I don't plan to let her get anymore but wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem. Should I worry? THANKS! Chickens can have salmonella, but a normal healthy dog should be able to ingest some bacteria without worry. thanks for responding! Cali appears fine so far but I will continue to keep a close eye on her. |
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"MauiJNP" wrote in message
... thanks for responding! Cali appears fine so far but I will continue to keep a close eye on her. Ongoing (more than once) diarrhea is probably what to watch for. I don't think there are any parasites carried by chickens that dogs can catch. flick 100785 |
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Dogs and Chickens (and poop)
On Aug 13, 3:37 pm, "MauiJNP" wrote:
My brother did a wonderful job of taking care of the dogs while I was gone. He even left them with a little present, 4 baby chickens and 1 rooster. The dogs are having a blast running around the wire fence to get the chickens but they keep running at the fence thinking they can go thru it. It is really funny to see them crash into the fence and look confused about what happened. Anyway, Cali ate some of the rooster poop before it got cleaned up, is that harmful? I don't plan to let her get anymore but wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem. Should I worry? THANKS! My Labs love to eat and roll in chicken poop, it seems to be a hobby for them! They've done this for years and we've never had any problems. I suppose your dogs could get worms (especially round, which is what chickens generally carry) from eating their poop. You can worm your chickens from time to time which would prevent this. Also if you dogs are on a monthly heart worm prevention medication, that will also is a mild worming that will keep worms away. I wouldn't worry, Niki |
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"Niki090909" wrote in message ups.com... On Aug 13, 3:37 pm, "MauiJNP" wrote: My brother did a wonderful job of taking care of the dogs while I was gone. He even left them with a little present, 4 baby chickens and 1 rooster. The dogs are having a blast running around the wire fence to get the chickens but they keep running at the fence thinking they can go thru it. It is really funny to see them crash into the fence and look confused about what happened. Anyway, Cali ate some of the rooster poop before it got cleaned up, is that harmful? I don't plan to let her get anymore but wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem. Should I worry? THANKS! My Labs love to eat and roll in chicken poop, it seems to be a hobby for them! They've done this for years and we've never had any problems. I suppose your dogs could get worms (especially round, which is what chickens generally carry) from eating their poop. You can worm your chickens from time to time which would prevent this. Also if you dogs are on a monthly heart worm prevention medication, that will also is a mild worming that will keep worms away. I wouldn't worry, Niki ok, thanks for the info |
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