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(Did you see my question about our coyotes?)Gigi!!!!!
It's always great to meet a new BYC member and fellow chicken enthusiast!
Your rooster is gorgeous!
First off, for the topic of zoonotic transmissible diseases, it's highly unlikely that your grandchildren will contract anything from a healthy flock of chickens. Contrary to popular belief, Salmonella and such can only be contracted by ingesting the actual bacterial germ. It had been proven that being around animals can actually boost a child's general immunity.
But it's always a good idea to:
1. Never let your grandchildren kiss or put any part of the chicken in their mouth.
2. Try to avoid having them touch feces.
3. Always have them wash their hands immediately with antibacterial soap and warm water after handling/entering the chicken pen and ALWAYS BEFORE THEY EAT, DRINK, OR USE THE BATHROOM!
If they follow these simple guidelines, your chickens will provide innumerable hours of amusement and affection to both you and your grandchildren.
As a future reference for BackYard Chickens, this thread is a Games, Jokes, and Fun thread, so therefore actual flock questions threads can be started or joined in one of these categories:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/2/managing-your-flock
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/18/chicken-behaviors-and-egglaying
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures
Again, so glad you have joined us!!!
Feel free to shoot me a Personal Message (PM) with any additional questions if you'd like!
Wings of Wishes,
~Sarah
(Yeah, but since they're in a pack, we can't timeskip. :/ Sorry. )