I'm getting chickens in the spring. There have never been chickens on our property, so it's as much of a clean slate as possible. That said, we have neighbors about 1/4 mile away who have chickens, as well as a few friends who have chickens. Our kids are all friends. There is bound to be cross-contamination even if I'm careful because kids are kids.
Would it be beneficial to purposely 'innoculate' our chicken run area with soil from our 3 friends' flocks so my chicks grow up with that exposure?
Everything I've read so far says not to allow anyone with chickens anywhere near your coop/run but that doesn't seem very real-world-practical, especially for families who mingle a lot.
Would it be beneficial to purposely 'innoculate' our chicken run area with soil from our 3 friends' flocks so my chicks grow up with that exposure?
Everything I've read so far says not to allow anyone with chickens anywhere near your coop/run but that doesn't seem very real-world-practical, especially for families who mingle a lot.
