Not sure this is the right forum. I keep running across articles about the dangers of treating backyard chickens like pets. Meaning picking them up, playing with them, cuddling them etc... The danger would be getting salmonella.
We have 3 chickens and my daughter (6 years old) loves them all. Constantly picking them up and loving on them when they're out. They're very tame and friendly. Is this a real danger? If it's truly a realistic threat, we may decide to get rid of them. Hard to get my daughter to stop petting them and picking them up. Just wondering what you all thought about it. Here's a recent article I read.
CDC Warns Americans to Stop Kissing, Snuggling Their Chickens
https://www.newsweek.com/cdc-stop-kissing-chickens-1458082
We have 3 chickens and my daughter (6 years old) loves them all. Constantly picking them up and loving on them when they're out. They're very tame and friendly. Is this a real danger? If it's truly a realistic threat, we may decide to get rid of them. Hard to get my daughter to stop petting them and picking them up. Just wondering what you all thought about it. Here's a recent article I read.
CDC Warns Americans to Stop Kissing, Snuggling Their Chickens
https://www.newsweek.com/cdc-stop-kissing-chickens-1458082