Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop?

[Timmytoogood]

It gets nasty in there when I do the deep clean, so I always wear a mask when I do. I understand some folks get all antsy-in-the-pantsy trying to breathe in them but luckily masks don't bother me.

 

[Dews]

My coop has these ventilation window-things, so I just open one when I need to. I sometimes wear gloves when the coop is super messy though.

 

[Farm25717]

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We all know how much dust those birds can create, so I'm just wondering who wears some kind of respiratory protection when they are in and around the coop - and when!

Have you had any issues from not wearing a mask?

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I have never worn a mask, I work up a good sweat and a mask makes it worse and fogs up my glasses.

 

[Se7en]

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We all know how much dust those birds can create, so I'm just wondering who wears some kind of respiratory protection when they are in and around the coop - and when!

Have you had any issues from not wearing a mask?

Please vote and leave a comment below!

The way our coop is designed I am done in less than 10 minutes. I only step in once for a moment to sprinkle the deodorizer after I am done. So, I feel like I don't need to wear a mask and so far I have no ill effects from it.

 

[slh746]

I wear a mask whenever I stir up dust, whether it is just scraping poop or doing a deep clean.

 

[CharlotteB12]

No, I never wear a mask when handling my chickens or cleaning. You don't need to wear one but if you have any trouble breathing or something like that then I would.

 

[Pampered Peeps]

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We all know how much dust those birds can create, so I'm just wondering who wears some kind of respiratory protection when they are in and around the coop - and when!

Have you had any issues from not wearing a mask?

Please vote and leave a comment below!

Hello! I've never even thought about it! I do know diatomaceous earth I hold my breath when using it until it settles but I didn't think about other potential hazards that get scuffed around when cleaning the coop.

 

[Mere_poule]

Our chickens poop on a poop board that is cleaned daily and generates little to no dust. I don’t wear a mask for that. For the once a year spring cleaning of the coop, I do wear a mask because it’s dusty!

 

[bobdog55]

I also keep pigeons, chukars and pheasants and although I have seen a couple of people get sick, and it's a bad "flu" I very seldom wear any breathing protection. I have heard that histo can also be an issue but I've only ever heard of one person whom got that illness.

 

[hephaestion]

No I never have. I never thought about it. My philosophy is What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Currently I am updating my will. Just in case