Histoplasmosis

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tiki244

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I hope this section will do. I have questions. How common is this disease? And I read that there can be no symptoms, so how does someone know if they have it? And is it real easy to get? I just got into a discussion with someone saying that I could get it. What do most people do to prevent it? Is it in all chicken coops? Poop? Any one who has comments is welcome to comment here. Thanks.
 
Yes, you can get Histoplasmosis from your chickens. It is a documented transmission.

Fortunately it can be treated easily and prevented easily.

When you clean your coop wear a mask. This disease is caused by a fungus. Chickens do not necessarily transmit it directly to you. They just create the environment for the fungus to grow.

You can buy Oxine and use a atomizer to put in your coop or barn.
It does not hurt the flock when you do this.

I clean the barn every few months. I use feed bags under the roosts the birds use. I put down fresh shavings and straw and rake out ALL of the old debris and take it away from the barn.

I then use a horse stall disinfection agent on the end of the water hose and work the floor and places the birds poop.

I put the feed and water away until I am done. Really the birds like the cleanliness and reward me with a whole Lotta eggs for about a week.
 
yes, never got me out of it DH bought me a industial face mask
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Oxine is a wonderful product, but expensive.

I use "stall Safe". It is made by absorbine and when you buy the first package it comes with a nozzle for the end of your hose. Then you can buy the concentrate sepeately after this. The initial purchase is somewhat expensive because of the nozzle and container to mix the concentrate.

The active ingredient is "Octy Decyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride"

Oxine is "Stabilized Chlorine Dioxide" and you can get atomizers (foggers) for it.
 

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