I get wheezy and can't breathe if im to close to bird dust...that goes for any bird but really bad for budgies not so much chickens though. I use to breed but think im gonna retire from it kinda just isnt fun anymore. Might breed in a few years but i have way to many now to consider breeding more. So im done for now lol im more focused on my chicken projects these daysI had two when I was a wee bebe child. They made me super duper sick all the time so my mother released them in the backyard. She told me they opened the cage and got out.