Biosecurity for a chickaholic at the county fair

[NHMountainMan]

Everyone's shoes......or put them all in a box and bring other shoes to get into the car with.

Great- thx Aart

 

[007Sean]

Dusting your shoes/boots with lye is also a good alternative to bleach.

 

[chickens really]

Oh my goodness..
biosecurity would be not going at all.
Wild birds can carry the same diseases to your place from another flock up the road or if your shoes came into contact with someone at a store who had sick birds..Chickens definitely transfer disease easily. I never take that many precautions. I don't think many people do either.

 

[Folly's place]

I am paranoid about biosecurity for sure!
Mary

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The fact that most people going to shows don't take those precautions is exactly the reason we should.

 

[aart]

As much as I know about biological clean rooms(20yrs exp) and the inherent awareness of cross contamination...it's pretty hard to totally avoid it.
I see cross contamination everywhere.
I never wear my coop shoes in public, or to another keepers place or the feed store, they still walk over the same door mats as my public shoes...and the shoes I wear to other farms(few to one) are carefully monitored not to track shit into the van or my yard/house. I don't go to poultry shows, went to one county fair and stripped when I got home.

 

[Folly's place]

Me too! Barn shoes and boots stay at home, and other shoes and boots don't go to the coop or barn. If some disaster strikes here, I want to not be the responsible party.
Mary

 

[BaaKaaawk]

Yikes, you all scare me now to enjoy shows!

 

[Folly's place]

I enjoy going to the nearby poultry shows, and take birds to the local auction sometimes. BUT I'm careful about it!
Mary

 

[NHMountainMan]

As much as I know about biological clean rooms(20yrs exp) and the inherent awareness of cross contamination...it's pretty hard to totally avoid it.
I see cross contamination everywhere.
I never wear my coop shoes in public, or to another keepers place or the feed store, they still walk over the same door mats as my public shoes...and the shoes I wear to other farms(few to one) are carefully monitored not to track shit into the van or my yard/house. I don't go to poultry shows, went to one county fair and stripped when I got home.

Going to the fair seems like a risk/benefit analysis. Do I risk my flock's health vs the benefit eating some terribly unhealthy fair food. To me - is not fall unless I get some apple cider donuts and a funnel cake. Benefit > risk. So, I'll reduce risk as much as possible by following the great advice above.