I have two lovely, four month old Cayuga ducks. I have raised them from week-old ducklings.
They live in a penned-in area of the back yard, and sleep at night in a predator proof coop that we built out of a wine barrel. There is a kiddie pool that we dump and refill every few days in their pen.
My concern is this: I have recently been reading about the sicknesses that backyard ducks can transmit to humans and to dogs. Salmonella, E coli, and Campylobacteriosis can (easily?) be spread just by filling their waterers or food containers and then not quickly washing your hands? These bacteria are brought into your house on the bottom of your shoes? Dogs are getting sick from being exposed to the bacteria in the soil? YIKES!
Is the internet making me paranoid?
The constant duck-poop-water- dumping from the kiddie pool is messy - and now I'm feeling worried. We have a new puppy who spends a lot of time exploring the back yard, including the perimeter of the duck pen.
I do wash my hands frequently throughout the day. I get the importance of hand washing.
Thoughts?
They live in a penned-in area of the back yard, and sleep at night in a predator proof coop that we built out of a wine barrel. There is a kiddie pool that we dump and refill every few days in their pen.
My concern is this: I have recently been reading about the sicknesses that backyard ducks can transmit to humans and to dogs. Salmonella, E coli, and Campylobacteriosis can (easily?) be spread just by filling their waterers or food containers and then not quickly washing your hands? These bacteria are brought into your house on the bottom of your shoes? Dogs are getting sick from being exposed to the bacteria in the soil? YIKES!
Is the internet making me paranoid?
The constant duck-poop-water- dumping from the kiddie pool is messy - and now I'm feeling worried. We have a new puppy who spends a lot of time exploring the back yard, including the perimeter of the duck pen.
I do wash my hands frequently throughout the day. I get the importance of hand washing.
Thoughts?