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And a chicken who has been in the dirt, drinking 'questionable' water (to humans), eating bugs, picking around poop and all sorts of other things will have an immune system that smacks Botulism and many other diseases in the mouth, and doesn't even break a sweat. By keeping them sterile and sanitized they never have the ability to gain, let alone develop and aggressive immune system that walks right through, the bad stuff. Heck, working cows the past 10 years I have probably eaten 10 lbs of cow poop straight from the chute, off the tails, kicked from the ground, you name it. Still warm, wet and full of all that terrible, horrific, killer bacteria, pathogens, and viruses. Stomach ace? sure once or twice, but other than that, just green teeth and a really, really bad taste in my mouth. Why? because we don't use bleach, I don't always have a chance to wash my hands before I eat, I drink straight out of the hose, eat vegetables straight out of the garden just brushed off not washed, I swim in the river, and work in the dirt. When I get a fever, I wrap up in a blanket and sweat it out the old fashioned way, I haven't had a drug of any kind for the better part of 10 years.
Our chickens, cows, dogs, cats and boys are basically the same.
Do we provide fresh water, shelter, and fresh food for the chickens? Of course, do we sterilize and sanitize the buckets, waterers, coop, floor, feed dishes, roosts and nest boxes, absolutely not. Do we dunk their heads in fresh cow patties? although sometimes I would like to, no.
Point is, you will never get rid of bacteria, viruses, pathogens and algae. So embrace them and do the next best thing to ensure the birds are happy and healthy, give them the ability to generate an aggressive and strong immune system so they can fight off, what we can never hope to kill or protect them from.
Just my opinion though.
And a chicken who has been in the dirt, drinking 'questionable' water (to humans), eating bugs, picking around poop and all sorts of other things will have an immune system that smacks Botulism and many other diseases in the mouth, and doesn't even break a sweat. By keeping them sterile and sanitized they never have the ability to gain, let alone develop and aggressive immune system that walks right through, the bad stuff. Heck, working cows the past 10 years I have probably eaten 10 lbs of cow poop straight from the chute, off the tails, kicked from the ground, you name it. Still warm, wet and full of all that terrible, horrific, killer bacteria, pathogens, and viruses. Stomach ace? sure once or twice, but other than that, just green teeth and a really, really bad taste in my mouth. Why? because we don't use bleach, I don't always have a chance to wash my hands before I eat, I drink straight out of the hose, eat vegetables straight out of the garden just brushed off not washed, I swim in the river, and work in the dirt. When I get a fever, I wrap up in a blanket and sweat it out the old fashioned way, I haven't had a drug of any kind for the better part of 10 years.
Our chickens, cows, dogs, cats and boys are basically the same.
Do we provide fresh water, shelter, and fresh food for the chickens? Of course, do we sterilize and sanitize the buckets, waterers, coop, floor, feed dishes, roosts and nest boxes, absolutely not. Do we dunk their heads in fresh cow patties? although sometimes I would like to, no.
Point is, you will never get rid of bacteria, viruses, pathogens and algae. So embrace them and do the next best thing to ensure the birds are happy and healthy, give them the ability to generate an aggressive and strong immune system so they can fight off, what we can never hope to kill or protect them from.
Just my opinion though.
