Can chickens give us diseases?

[lurky]

OMG.......That is so messed up. This post left me with many things to say....but fortunately i remembered that this is a Family forum

But anyway....... good lesson to always wash your hands no matter what your doing. Oh man..........its so easy to just blame 'the chickens' because they cannot defend themselves

 

[bills]

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Hmmmm, so you think I should tell my wife to start wearing cloths now when handling the chickens?

Maybe I should have her check with her friends friend, and see if she handles them in the nude....mmmm...perhaps I should just go over and see for myself. I always like to meet other chicken owners....

 

[luvmychicknkids]

LOL.....peeping toms the world over will start hanging out around chicken coops.....this could start a new trend!!!!

Perhaps tell your wife to at least wear underclothing......harder for the parasites to get through and all.

 

[Berynn]

You should always wash your hands before and after handling any animal. Chickens walk in their poop. They also dust bath. They like dogs and cats get into bushes and dirt and woller in the dirt. Just wash your hands, before and after.

 

[mandomama]

I wouldnt blame all things on chickens, I havent gotten my chicks yet, but got a bad case of poison oak on my...bu**. I was never nude outside, but my cat drank out of the toilet and I sat down on it....nuff said...

 

[Barnyard Dawg]

Chickens can spread parasites and worms to humans so I feel you should wash after handling them. The main concern is managing the parasites and worms inside our bodies though we will never rid ourselves of all of them, but to keep them under control since they will absorb our nutrients from the food we eat and poison our bodies though their waste, we can have many symtoms of illness and ailments that we don't relate to parasites and worms, but keeping control of them is very important to our overall health.

 

[Dodgegal79]

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Thats just to freaking funny!!!

 

[antiquebuff]

I was enjoying my chicks so much and now you tell me ....I have to wear clothes when I hold them!

 

[Nannashouse2000]

My husband is treated with Remicade for Psoriatic Arthritis and this drug is to quell your body's immune system. This summer he started not feeling well and finally ended up in the Emergency Room diagnosed with bronchitis. He never really recovered and in the following five months was in ER 3 times, all the while under a doctor's care. The last two times he was extremely, critically ill and each time admitted to the hospital for 10 days the last with double pneumonia. Finally an Infectious Disease Specialist was called in and diagnosed my husband with histoplasmosis. A blood test was positive for antibodies but the disease is so common with little effect in healthy people it isn't noticed. The blood test was disregarded. Finally, the diagnosis came with a simple urine test which was positive for histoplasma. He was given an anti-fungal capsule and started recovering within hours. He will take the drug twice daily for about a month. Turns out our free-range-organic eggs have become very expensive. We will be wearing masks to clean the coop in the future.