Okay to keep chickens while pregnant?

[NYREDS]

In the "old days" most every farmer's wife kept a flock of chickens for extra income. I've never ead that they got rid of them while pregnant.

 

[ranchhand]

Congratulations on the coming child! And as said, just use common sense. Of course, if you CAN get out of cleaning the coop, go for it!

I have to admit the title of the thread gave me a good giggle!

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[NYREDS]

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She makes a good point-wish I could get out of cleaning coops!

 

[Sharons7]

It amazes me how thru our technological advancements we have totally lost our relationship with the earth that we live in and on. Our instinctive knowledge and knowhow to do so many things to sustain us on this earth has been lost to tv and material stuff. I know these are serious concerns with the fear of so many things we could catch or get sick from or endanger us from but really, there is more to be cautious about in our "modern" world than with the natural world that God created us to live in, among and most importantly, in harmony with. I'd be less afraid of chicken poo while pregnant than the modern techniques and vaccines the doctor is waiting to give you. just my humble opinion.

 

[Mahonri]

Thanks for the laugh everyone.

I won't post what I was going to post, but it would have been funny.

 

[halo]

Farm raised kids are the healthiest kids around. I have never ever heard of any farm kids having salmonella. Ever.

 

[Jameberlin]

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It's ill advised for pregnant women to handle poop of any kind, the concern is specifically bacteria that can live in the poop that can either make her sick, or like in the case of cat poop, cause toxoplasmosis which causes some pretty serious birth defects. When i was pregnant i couldn't do cat box, or bird cages... though somehow i didn't get out of mowing the lawn (thank God for John Deere) or going in the attic (go figure).

Anyway, there are diseases people can get from chicken poop, wearing a mask should limit exposure, but it's not really worth the risk, imo. It can be very harmful to unborn babies if the mother contracts an illness that forces her body to go into "hyper disease killing fever mode".

 

[Beekissed]

I would say that a woman has more chance of handling poop that may cause disease every time she handles the door handle of any public restroom than she has raking out a chicken coop.

Yes, the potential is there. But it is all around you.

If you have house cats, they actually step all over their feces while covering, getting in and out of litter pan, etc. They then jump up on couches, chairs, etc. and the exposure is there.

The dog goes out to poop in the yard, comes in and sits on the carpeting or kitchen floor....he does NOT wipe his butt, I can almost guarantee this. The fecal material is on those surfaces.

When I rake out my coop, I do not put my hands in the poop. I actually use a rake. This rake handle does not come in contact with feces.

Unless you are raking or cleaning out your coop with your bare hands, I would suggest that you are just as likely to get an infection doing this task as you would petting your dogs and cats or using a shopping cart, handling money, using a public restroom or buying produce from a store.

As always....wash yer hands. LIVE your life. Clean out your coop. Don't live in fear.

 

[Blackbird]

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On my maternal side all the ladies ALWAYS had chicken, dating back at least 100 years.

Maybe, if its such a big deal, they'll soon put pregnant women in bubbles.

 

[Wifezilla]

if you CAN get out of cleaning the coop, go for it!

HECK YEAH!​