Curious about Dogs and Chickens

[unca.alby]

OK, don't feed chicken to your dog, we all know that. Or should anyway. Apparently the fragile chicken bones can break in the dogs throat and choke it.

Fine.

So what I find curious is that coyotes, foxes, wolves, etc., all of which are closely related to dogs, can break into your hen-house, eat your chickens, meat, bones, feathers and everything, take some home to feed their pups, then come back in a week for another helping, with absolutely no choking issues whatsoever?

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

I think it’s when the bones are cooked, they get hard and brittle. They break into shards, which is the dangerous part.

[Kamiyama]

https://i.imgur.com/KHstvSM.jpg

[Zekiran]

Yeah cooking poultry makes the bones extremely fragile and they can harm animals or humans alike.

I've watched my outdoor-indoor cat *eat a bird from its head to its feet* but that's a freshly killed natural dish she apparently loves... Feathers and all, dude.

Cooked on the other hand, has to be trimmed off the bone.

[Tiberius]

Who said this to you. My vet always suggest to feed my (sick) dog with fully cooked chicken breast (with its keel bone), a bit of rice porridge, and carrots. It's been working great for my dogs

[Zekiran]

I've never heard of a vet that recommended cooked bone. Chicken, yes. But nothing solid if they're not feeling good. Rice and chicken and carrots is kind of universal, makes me feel better too lol.

[ricethecool]

“If your dog kills your chicken, hit the chicken with the dog” - some dog training thing I read once