We had chickens for a few years....they were so much fun to watch! Then two dogs got into our pen and killed or maimed several of our hens...After that the ones that were left got chicken fleas from some replacement chickens we got....We tried everything and couldn,t get rid of them We finally had to get rid of the chickens....sad, we sure enjoyed the wonderful eggs. Now we have our property fenced in, but I don't think our dog would allow any chickens on the place....