Personal hygiene when owning chickens and other animals

[BDutch]

I forgot to mention that I wear a mask when shoveling bedding/litter.

I wear a mask when i’m cutting the ivy that grows on the fence between our garden/chicken run and the neighbours. Helps a lot against intolerance of the poisonous ivy dust.

 

[fuzzi]

I wear a mask when i’m cutting the ivy that grows on the fence between our garden/chicken run and the neighbours. Helps a lot against intolerance of the poisonous ivy dust.

I am extremely allergic to PI and it's everywhere here. Gloves, long sleeves don't seem to make a difference, only allergy meds after exposure help.

 

[cluckcluckhens]

Y'all I wear gloves inside and around the crew. I have five pair's of gloves that I wash all the time. Someone will laugh but, I wear my four year old shoes that is coming apart on both sides of the shoes. Yep, I know I need new ones but, someone hasn't fixed my car after he had a accident with it. I'm home bound since August of last year.
Anything I use around the crew of chickens I wash hands. Anything around cats is the same. Collecting and washing eggs. The only time I don't wash hands is giving them feed, or treats.

 

[ManueB]

For my own hygiene I wash my hands a lot, almost everytime I come in the house, and my outside shoes don't come inside. I think that's about it. Oh I also wear washable gloves when I pick poop cleaning the coop in the morning, and a pair gets thrown in every time I run a laundry. That's it I think ? I do a few other things for the chicken's hygiene like clean waterers every two days and not use clothes and shoes that I've just worn to an other farm.

I am actually much more careful about the chemical ingredients in personal hygiene products and house cleaners than about bacterias from the chickens.

I did get a tetanus shot recently after having being bitten in the butt by a dog.

There are obviously two school of thoughts on that subject. Not saying it's the right attitude, but being a bit flexible on hygiene notions do make things much more simple for rural life !

 

[fuzzi]

For my own hygiene I wash my hands a lot, almost everytime I come in the house, and my outside shoes don't come inside. I think that's about it. Oh I also wear washable gloves when I pick poop cleaning the coop in the morning, and a pair gets thrown in every time I run a laundry. That's it I think ? I do a few other things for the chicken's hygiene like clean waterers every two days and not use clothes and shoes that I've just worn to an other farm.

I am actually much more careful about the chemical ingredients in personal hygiene products and house cleaners than about bacterias from the chickens.

I did get a tetanus shot recently after having being bitten in the butt by a dog.

There are obviously two school of thoughts on that subject. Not saying it's the right attitude, but being a bit flexible on hygiene notions do make things much more simple for rural life !

Did the dog sneak up on you?

 

[ManueB]

Did the dog sneak up on you?

Nope, a great Pyrenees is a bit too big to sneak. I've walked past this dog, who is loose in front of his property, almost weekly since he was a puppy. A few days before my partner was telling his owners that he was getting scary, and they said he was just afraid and would never bite.
The owners were as shocked as I was. It didn't hurt on the spot, so I did not think to ask them for disinfectant. I freaked out when I got home three hours later and saw how much it bled, three holes, and a enormous dark bruise .

 

[Borders3]

A few days before my partner was telling his owners that he was getting scary, and they said he was just afraid and would never bite.

Unfortunately a lot of owners are very mistaken with this idea, as to your cost. I hope they are now going to take responsibility for this dog and keep it under control.

 

[Nodakj]

Nope, a great Pyrenees is a bit too big to sneak. I've walked past this dog, who is loose in front of his property, almost weekly since he was a puppy. A few days before my partner was telling his owners that he was getting scary, and they said he was just afraid and would never bite.
The owners were as shocked as I was. It didn't hurt on the spot, so I did not think to ask them for disinfectant. I freaked out when I got home three hours later and saw how much it bled, three holes, and a enormous dark bruise .

Wow that sounds scary. Why would the doctor give you a tetanus shot and not a rabies shot ? Who had the rust ? Lol

 

[ManueB]

Unfortunately a lot of owners are very mistaken with this idea, as to your cost. I hope they are now going to take responsibility for this dog and keep it under control.

I was mad and yelled at them, but thinking back on it, I can understand in a way that it's hard to admit your loving animal who's so sweet with your kids can act completely different with strangers.

I don't know if they keep him locked up now, because I've been taking a small detour to avoid him !

Wow that sounds scary. Why would the doctor give you a tetanus shot and not a rabies shot ? Who had the rust ? Lol

This dog is vaccinated against rabies and it has become mostly inexistent where I live.

 

[Boomboomboyo]

i don’t really care I mean I will wash my hands but I also kiss them on the head