What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?

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I wondered what are the health implications of keeping chickens. Say if I pick up a chicken then pick my nose... will I die a slow painful death? Anything else to consider?

Thanks for any advice

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Re: What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2012, 19:59 »
none that I am aware of, however as with all animals you should wash your hands before and after handling them. I have a bottle of hand sanitizer fastened onto the side of my run next to the door.
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2012, 20:40 »
2010 Defra report - very long but see appendix page 59 and 60
http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb13627-zoonoses-report2010.pdf
Very reassuring.

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Re: What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2012, 23:16 »
Brian is still alive and he rarely washes his hands after handling the chooks!   :( :(

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Re: What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2012, 06:17 »
I was on a train heading home with a work coleague when we heared a woman a few seats down say to hger friend on her phone "can chickens get chicken pox" we both went into a fit of giggles (so did others on the train)

so can chickens catch owt from us ?
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Re: What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2012, 07:14 »
not exactly chicken pox but they can get fowl pox, pox, avian pox but not from us.

Look here.

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Re: What diseases or infections can chickens pass onto me?
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2012, 10:06 »
Brian is still alive and he rarely washes his hands after handling the chooks!   

Does he then offer to make you a sarnie and nice cup of tea?  :lol: :lol:



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