using human dishes to feed chickens--safe?

[dsc6]

I use dishes from my kitchen to feed my chickens. A recent visitor thought this was very unsanitary and unsafe. I disagreed. What do you all do/think? I usually wash them in the dishwasher, but not all the time.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

I do it all the time. The dog and cat clean the dishes for me too before they go in the dishwasher.

I may die of bird flu tomorrow, but I'm never sick. so I don't worry much about it.

 

[ranchhand]

Not sure what anyone else thinks, but I do it all the time. Fine china for chickens! (not really fine china, usually it's more like Tupperware (vintage, no less) or stainless steel.

Heck, my cats drink from Waterford crystal, the dogs drink from a Rosenthal crystal bowl.

 

[ranchhand]

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My 2 dogs do the pre-rinse cycle!

 

[TreeHugger]

I use my dishes if I'm making them oatmeal or scrambled eggs. I don't leave them in the coop for any extended amount of time and I wash them with a little bleach water. At least chickens don't lick the dishes like
dogs do. I've never gotten sick from the dishes used by the chickens (or the dogs).

 

[Yay Chicks!]

I repurpose those black trays that some microwave meals come in that we have a few of. Those work great and they are dishwasher safe.

 

[Tres Amigas]

Like Treehugger, I do but don't leave them out there long; they get really nasty, really fast. I have a dedicated sponge/scrubber for pre-washing with hot water then into the d/w they go. Our lab is raw fed and eats off our plates, too. I only use glass and stainless steel, no plastic.

 

[jenni22776rn]

I used to do it all the time..until the DH saw me one day feeding the girls scramble eggs on our dish..he bought 2 new dish sets that day and feed dishes from our local feed store...so..when he is at home..NO I never use human dishes

but when he is at work..

 

[welasharon]

Ha ha, this is so funny! I too use whatever but not where my husband can see! He got upset once when I washed a rug in with the towels. Now he has his own rags and towels and I don't wash them. What he doesn't know is less to be upset about is how I see it!
sharon

 

[Judy]

I do it, too, then in the dishwasher -- but not with plastic. I'm as funny about plastic as the husband who doesn't want towels and rugs washed together (something I also do.) My dog is my pre-rinse cycle, too.

Lots of times I use those cheap paper plates, they are 2 or 3 cents apiece, just because I can stick it in the trash bag I keep in the coop and not have to keep track of it.