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    Ok to have chickens with a mom with CF?

    @mamascarlett, thanks for sharing your story! My mom was diagnosed shortly after I was born at the age of 35. In fact, her catching tuberculosis Avium mycobacterium was what prompted doctors to dig a little deeper and find out what was really going on. In 2003, she had a lung transplant and I...
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    Ok to have chickens with a mom with CF?

    @lazy gardener, I'm not too worried about their dogs paying us a visit. Our neighborhood is on a slope so the wall to the neighbors east of us is about 10ft tall and the west of us about 5-6 ft tall, but on the other side (where the neighbors with noisy dogs are) is about 10ft high. I'm more...
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    Ok to have chickens with a mom with CF?

    @lazy gardener, thanks for your in depth response. We currently park our cars outside our garage but experience something similar because they sit under a sick tree that sheds a fine mist of sap all over. At some point we will cut it down, but thank you for the warning. I would hate for...
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    Ok to have chickens with a mom with CF?

    I also found this guide from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/specific-groups/organ-transplant-patients.html. It states birds are fine to keep as pets and it's even ok for transplant recipients to clean the poo as long as they wear gloves. It also said it was good to avoid chicks and...
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    Hi from Albuquerque!

    Thanks for the warm welcome! I am mostly interested in "pets with benefits," so looking for friendly chickens that lay fun colors of eggs at a fair rate (we actually don't eat a whole lot of eggs in my house-go figure!). I have fallen in love with the Jubilee Orpington, but because they are...
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    Ok to have chickens with a mom with CF?

    Thanks for both of your input! I did ask my mom to ask her doctors, I'm just afraid they may be overly cautious. She has started doing other "risky" behaviors such as going to an occasional movie in the theatres and has even been on a couple of cruises in the last few years. I think even...
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    Ok to have chickens with a mom with CF?

    Sorry, I'm new to this, so I was unsure where to ask this... So I have recently caught "chicken fever" and now really want some after spending hours researching it. The only thing that really might stand in my way is...my mom. Now, I am NOT some teen who wants to take on something that my...
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    Hi from Albuquerque!

    I've been stalking this forum for a while since I don't have chickens yet, but I'm excited to be a new member! I came to realize that I could own chickens in our urban neighborhood while feeding my baby in the middle of the night and it's turned into a slight obsession! I hope to get some...
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