With the news this week about a steroid being contaminated with a fungus, I went out to the CDC website and did some reading.
I was surprised to see the things a person can get from bird droppings.
I clean my coop every week and it gets pretty dusty when I sift the droppings from the sand under the roost.
Has anyone heard of chicken-keepers getting sick from any of these? Do I need to start wearing a mask (I'd rather not)?
And yes, I do live in the Midwest where, it seems, these things are more common...
http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/fungal.html
I was surprised to see the things a person can get from bird droppings.
I clean my coop every week and it gets pretty dusty when I sift the droppings from the sand under the roost.
Has anyone heard of chicken-keepers getting sick from any of these? Do I need to start wearing a mask (I'd rather not)?
And yes, I do live in the Midwest where, it seems, these things are more common...
http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/fungal.html