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Folly's place reacted to ChirpyBrooke's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with
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This is my first flock of 15 girls. They just turned 1 year old last week. I have been ill with respiratory issues for at least 6... -
Folly's place reacted to Carlota95's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Like.
I have calcium deposits in my lungs — two are the size of ping pong balls. I was told by several doctors that they came from bird or bat...
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Folly's place reacted to FrostRanger's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Like.
I use deep litter and thus rarely have to do much serious cleaning but I do wear a N95 mask when I change the coop bedding. If i'm just...
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Folly's place reacted to PoleFarm's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Love.
There are a group of us who take care of a flock, about 5 households. During Covid we'd clean the coop in pairs so we'd mask up and it...
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Folly's place reacted to JTberry's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Like.
I only wear a mask sometimes- mostly when I do spring cleaning. as a Microbiologist I know the best answer is one should ideally wear a...
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Folly's place reacted to DisChickens's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Wow.
I don't wear a mask, mainly because I didn't know you should and because I also just don't have a mask, but I do get kinda sick when I...
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Folly's place reacted to BunnayCheeks's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Love.
I have bad asthma and allergies, but also am lazy lol. But during a deep clean I wear a respirator mask and goggles thanks to my...
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Folly's place reacted to LaFleche's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Like.
When cleaning the poop boards (every day/every other day) and whenever I am cleaning the whole coops (at least 4-5 times a year) I wear...
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Folly's place reacted to WHB3's post in the thread Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop? with Like.
My use of a mask when in the coop, but especially when cleaning is to protect my old self from respiratory issues from the 'junk' which...
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Folly's place reacted to BDutch's post in the thread Toxic Levels of Lead in Black Rubber Feed Bowl Water, 30 mg/L, 2000 Times EPA Limits with Like.
Recycled rubber from car tyres is toxic. It contains a lots of pax’s. They use it to make rubber tiles in playground and a granulate is...
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Folly's place reacted to NatJ's post in the thread Toxic Levels of Lead in Black Rubber Feed Bowl Water, 30 mg/L, 2000 Times EPA Limits with Like.
You can be a lot more sure where the lead is coming from if you do two more tests: --water from the well (collected in some container...
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Folly's place reacted to 1muttsfan's post in the thread Michigan Thread - all are welcome! with Like.
Are they fully feathered, with a cozy coop to sleep in? Are they off supplemental heat? If so they should be fine.
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Folly's place reacted to Chichisx5's post in the thread Please don’t call me nuts if it’s just WRONG LOL with Like.
Yes….they can and will cannibalize each other 😉 Truly ruthless. Have you noticed most feeding/watering containers have red on...
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Folly's place reacted to K0k0shka's post in the thread Feeling Guilty - Can't Free Range as Much with Like.
Owners have a responsibility to keep their animals on their own property, especially dogs, because they can be dangerous or do property...
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Folly's place reacted to Life of Eric's post in the thread Toxic Levels of Lead in Black Rubber Feed Bowl Water, 30 mg/L, 2000 Times EPA Limits with Like.
I just found them available pn a few sites. • 100% Natural Virgin Rubber. • Toxin Free. • Food grade. Seems like a better alternative...