New chooks in Perth, Oz.

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andyruripleyuma

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Our 3 new pekin bantams are settling in well. Complete newbies. One problem. Daddy has got giardiasis ! Has anyone heard of giardia being passed from chicken to human ?
 
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khable wrote on a post

I was a veterinary technician for about 13 years and have seen this particular parasite many times.

It is a microscopic protozoan parasite that is transmitted from feces to mouth.

So, yes, it can be passed from the chickens to yourself or your children without the proper hygiene. I would wear latex gloves when cleaning out their coop or handling anything that comes in contact with their feces. Wash throughally after being in contact with them. The parasite doesn’t live that long out of the body and exposed to air so that is a good thing. But I would definitely clean and disinfect their coop during treatment to ensure they don’t reinfect them selves.

The treatment for Giardia is an intestinal antibiotic which will need to be given orally for a period of time.

hope that helps,..


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