mrs banana
In the Brooder
- May 21, 2022
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we don’t feed our feathered girls a lot of table scraps, but depending on the food, have been known to.
yesterday, my human girls had a viral infection that made them little puke machines. today they are better and i am on a mission to fill their bodies with nourishing foods. so i made oatmeal and scrambled eggs, thanks to our feathered girls.
but my eldest wasn’t ready for that much food, and i am wondering if it is ok to give the leftovers to our feathers friends?
i’ve scoured the interwebs, and not found anything helpful, so i thought i would try here.
does anyone know if chickens can catch colds/sicknesses from humans, by eating our leftovers?
or, for future reference as well; can they get sick from us interacting with them when we are sick? (we obviously wash our hands before and after interacting with them, and they pretty much just free range in the backyard. i will make sure they are all in the coop at night, but they generally don’t like to be touched by us, aside from granting us occasional petting sessions.)
thanks in advance!!
~confused in mn
yesterday, my human girls had a viral infection that made them little puke machines. today they are better and i am on a mission to fill their bodies with nourishing foods. so i made oatmeal and scrambled eggs, thanks to our feathered girls.
but my eldest wasn’t ready for that much food, and i am wondering if it is ok to give the leftovers to our feathers friends?
i’ve scoured the interwebs, and not found anything helpful, so i thought i would try here.
does anyone know if chickens can catch colds/sicknesses from humans, by eating our leftovers?
or, for future reference as well; can they get sick from us interacting with them when we are sick? (we obviously wash our hands before and after interacting with them, and they pretty much just free range in the backyard. i will make sure they are all in the coop at night, but they generally don’t like to be touched by us, aside from granting us occasional petting sessions.)
thanks in advance!!
~confused in mn