I didn't buy them

[Alabama ee]

Kipper you are right. I don't want to bring anything home to them that could make them sick. We raised the ones we have now from chicks...each has a name.

oldchicken lady , I think it is a buildup of ammonia too. There must have been a lot. I have had horses, donkeys, and all sorts of other animals for years. I have never had my eyes and throat burn like that even when even cleaning up after them. It was very, very strong.

 

[bargain]

Please report this. It's just not right to keep chickens or anything in this kind of condition!

 

[Stevo]

Always wear shoes that will never be in your coop when you visit someones birds. This is were 90% of diseases are transmitted to other flocks. The other 10% is from not quarantining birds.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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Yep ture there.
That's why the NPIP doesnt allow you to have poultry visitors to come to your place if you are certified clean. No telling what they have at home. But if they come to walk around they can unknowingly spread it to your birds, same with auctions and sells, a poultry death trap there.
Just be very cautious about things like that. Doesnt take long to wipe out a back yard flock

 

[Nekhebet]

I can't speak for other states but I'm from California. My aunt is a crazy cat lady... Not the good crazy either. From my experience if the animal even looks remotely "healthy" it takes many trips a
, many reports and multiple warnings for animals to get removed. Which is a good thing if their condition is oversight somehow... But terrible for the animals if what their condition was seen ona "good" day and no one realizes how bad off the animals really are. So in my mind it's better to call Animal Control and maybe the situation will get rectified and everyone is happy. Or maybe the conditions have and will continue like that...but nothing will change unless someone speaks up.

 

[Alabama ee]

I couldn't report this for a couple reasons. First, I don't think animal control would do anything. It is hard enough getting them to do anything for pet animals such as dogs out here. Second, I felt sorry for the guy too. He is not a mean person. He is just old and in bad health. He depends on the chickens for income, eggs, and a meat supply.

However, something did need to be done. Both for that guy and the chickens. I thought about this for a while. I think I have come up with a solution. I found some folks out here that have fields that need chicken poo. They don't have chickens so carrying something back to give to their flock is not an issue. The guy with the fields gets free fertilizer, and the guy with the chickens gets free help.

The first time it was cleaned the farmer and his friends that were doing it had to wear something on their faces. After all the poo was removed, he sprayed everything down with bleach. Let it dry out, then put shaving in. Then, the chickens were put back in. It took several days since the chickens were in more than one place.

Now...happy guy with the chickens....happy farmer that gets "free" fertilizer and happy chickens.

 

[groveguy]

Alabama ee, I applaud you for doing the right thing!
If there were more people willing to help each other out, this world would be a better place.

 

[OSUman]

If the smell is that bad then could be harming the chickens by having the fumes that bad.