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[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Ooo. I happened to remember something about house chickens that is a particular pain point in my life right now. One of CC's chickens gets brought in at night since it had a bad molt and didn't regrow its feathers. Problem is, it sleeps in that bedroom, and as a result it smells like poop in there. To me that's a health concern as well.

Not the bedroommmm
The poop isn't the main issue, the stuff you inhale while you sleep is

 

[thecatumbrella]

Ooo. I happened to remember something about house chickens that is a particular pain point in my life right now. One of CC's chickens gets brought in at night since it had a bad molt and didn't regrow its feathers. Problem is, it sleeps in that bedroom, and as a result it smells like poop in there. To me that's a health concern as well.

I'm guessing you guys don't have a basement?

 

[NC_Quail]

Not the bedroommmm
The poop isn't the main issue, the stuff you inhale while you sleep is

Yeah, I cultured chicken poop once in a microbiology class…without describing the results to you, let’s just say I would be a little concerned about breathing that in.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Yeah, I cultured chicken poop once in a microbiology class…without describing the results to you, let’s just say I would be a little concerned about breathing that in.

Again it's not JUST the poop, obviously there's always going to be hygiene problems, including like disease risks.
But ALONG with dried poo inhalation, repeated exposure to bird allergens, feather dust, dander etc. can give you bird fancier's lung... which can cause long term and irreversible damage to your lungs.
It's been my personal decision that I'd never house any bird, even my budgies, in my sleeping space since basically I learnt about all this stuff. Many people do but that's 8+ hours, EVERY NIGHT, of uninterrupted exposure to all that stuff

 

[thecatumbrella]

Again it's not JUST the poop, obviously there's always going to be hygiene problems, including like disease risks.
But ALONG with dried poo inhalation, repeated exposure to bird allergens, feather dust, dander etc. can give you bird fancier's lung... which can cause long term and irreversible damage to your lungs.
It's been my personal decision that I'd never house any bird, even my budgies, in my sleeping space since basically I learnt about all this stuff. Many people do but that's 8+ hours, EVERY NIGHT, of uninterrupted exposure to all that stuff

To your point, I actually hurt my lungs last spring brooding in the basement. The chicks have their own sectioned area with an air purifier, but it didn’t matter. Had to wear an N95 mask down there until they could move out!

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

To your point, I actually hurt my lungs last spring brooding in the basement. The chicks have their own sectioned area with an air purifier, but it didn’t matter. Had to wear an N95 mask down there until they could move out!

Bird dander from some species of birds can also actually be deadly to other species of birds. Birds have more effective and efficient respiratory systems than us humans, which is what makes them more "sensitive". So I think the whole matter is very important and something people who own birds should be educated on. Many people who reach the point of things like BFL have to give up owning birds altogether.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Bird dander from some species of birds can also actually be deadly to other species of birds. Birds have more effective and efficient respiratory systems than us humans, which is what makes them more "sensitive". So I think the whole matter is very important and something people who own birds should be educated on. Many people who reach the point of things like BFL have to give up owning birds altogether.

I did not know this! Makes sense when you think about it. Wow, your house chicken article is going to be !

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

I did not know this! Makes sense when you think about it. Wow, your house chicken article is going to be !

I am so hyper aware of how much of a nerd I'm being rn I've had birds on my brain the last couple weeks though
The whole bird to bird thing i mostly know about in parrots, but obviously things like ventilation are important to all kinds of birds regardless. I just think that example can help explain the severity of respiratory health, in animals and human.
I hope it's fairly decent, if I ever finish it that is