Oh yes, the dogs eat chicken poo. I put the dirty straw in my compost and one of my dogs thinks it's a buffet.

We did have two hens and one died, which meant a mad rush to get a new friend for her that day. We have three in total now, so that won't happen again. New hens seem to have to sort out the pecking order for a couple of days.

We didn't get any less eggs over winter, Christy. Maybe we're just lucky? Or is it a breed thing?