Bio Security vs Utility company

[ValkerieGunn]

I wouldn't worry about them

I'm not worried just curious. Because the electric company isn't just reading my meter. Living where I do they go onto everyone's property and most people around here have livestock of some form so I was wondering how others dealt with this. Mostly because I never thought about bio security before this year. Also I don't know who was more cautious, the meter reader or the chickens when they stopped by.

 

[Mrs. K]

Do you let fellow chicken-keepers visit, and if so, do you take any extra precautions? (disposable booties, etc.)

Well, yes I do let people see my chickens and no I don't use booties. But a couple of disclaimers:

1. I don't have a genetically valuable flock.
2. I live out in the bone's, right next to no where.
3. The people who do come that have chickens, only come once in a great while, usually if we are trading chickens.
4. My grandchildren from several families, always come and see my chickens. One of the families has had chickens in the past.
5. These people raise their chickens like me. They have enough space and do not keep or try and doctor sick birds
6. If I got a disease, it is much more likely that it would be a disease that came in on wild turkey's or wild prairie chickens, we live on a ranch 30 minutes from the nearest village, and 70 minutes from a town with a grocery store.
7. I keep a flock of birds, not a commercial flock, but not 10 pets either. I have dealt with living and dying animals my whole life and am comfortable with the circle of life.
8. Probably the biggest reason, is in 20 years. I have had one sick bird. She cough up something yellow, looked terrible, and I dispatched her and buried her immediately.

Mrs K

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Well, yes I do let people see my chickens and no I don't use booties. But a couple of disclaimers:

1. I don't have a genetically valuable flock.
2. I live out in the bone's, right next to no where.
3. The people who do come that have chickens, only come once in a great while, usually if we are trading chickens.
4. My grandchildren from several families, always come and see my chickens. One of the families has had chickens in the past.
5. These people raise their chickens like me. They have enough space and do not keep or try and doctor sick birds
6. If I got a disease, it is much more likely that it would be a disease that came in on wild turkey's or wild prairie chickens, we live on a ranch 30 minutes from the nearest village, and 70 minutes from a town with a grocery store.
7. I keep a flock of birds, not a commercial flock, but not 10 pets either. I have dealt with living and dying animals my whole life and am comfortable with the circle of life.
8. Probably the biggest reason, is in 20 years. I have had one sick bird. She cough up something yellow, looked terrible, and I dispatched her and buried her immediately.

Mrs K

All this makes great sense and is very informative. Thanks!