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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2016 14:02:10 GMT
I was going to put these related quotes in the Chicken Forum, but on second thought it seemed like that would be "preaching to the choir", so I'll put it in the Homesteading Discussion forum. I don't keep chickens but I wish I did, but I still don't think I would kiss one, unless it was fried, with mashed taters on the side.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new warning: stop kissing chickens. According to a new study by the CDC, the number of cases of salmonella spread by live-poultry has been steadily increasing due to the increased number of people raising chickens at their home.
"Currently, public health officials are identifying [live poultry–associated salmonellosis] outbreaks linked to backyard poultry flocks that are affecting adults and children."
"The first multistate outbreak where the association with backyard flocks was recognized occurred in 2007. Since that time, the popularity of backyard flocks has increased substantially," the report said.
The cause of the salmonella outbreak? Kissing or snuggling the birds.
"Most contact occurred at the patients' home, and high-risk behaviors included keeping poultry inside the house and having close contact, such as holding, snuggling, or kissing poultry," the report said.
Research in the study said 46 percent of people infected kept chickens inside their house, and 13 percent reported kissing them.
Almost half of the infected people who were studied reported snuggling chickens or chicks.
Ten percent of respondents said they kept chickens in their bedrooms.
If you are raising chickens, the CDC has some suggestions for preventing salmonella: "Persons need to be aware that healthy poultry can shed Salmonella intermittently, that persons need to wash their hands after contact with live poultry, that young children are at an increased risk for salmonellosis, and that poultry should never be allowed inside the house."
Oh, and no kissing.
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Post by Callie on Sept 20, 2016 14:46:11 GMT
Totally innocent. I have never, ever kissed a chicken. Heck, I can hardly catch mine.
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Post by here to stay on Sept 20, 2016 15:30:54 GMT
Well, not chickens but there are all those lizards......
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Post by Woodpecker on Sept 20, 2016 15:39:37 GMT
I only have one chicken left here, which was my dear daughters " pet chicken." I'm doing the best I can for her (Loretta) although I was raised on a farm, I don't have a great love for them in general. Loretta is sure friendly & follows me around when outside of coop. Most times she would rather stay with me on the deck, rather than dust bathe etc. No chickens allowed in my house & No kisses, or hugs either, for sure. I love Loretta, but chickens aren't kissable to me😇
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Post by mzgarden on Sept 20, 2016 15:44:25 GMT
no chicken kissing going on here and chicks are raised in the brooder in the barn. I will admit to kissing on my goat babies on the occasion but not on the lips, bwahahahaha
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Post by horseyrider on Sept 20, 2016 16:01:19 GMT
The only way chickens come in my house is in a freezer bag. I love my chickens, I really do. But I'd be likely to butcher chickens and go make a sandwich without washing my hands, and live to tell about it. I have a strong immune system, largely in part due to blowing off information like this. Signed, Not Guilty
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Post by shellymay on Sept 20, 2016 16:51:32 GMT
GUILTY, Well I have kissed a few and snuggled many, no salmonella here or ever here, cause I have clean healthy birds
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Post by Mr DAVID In Wisconsin on Sept 20, 2016 17:25:16 GMT
I have been very, very drunk many times in my life but I don't think I was ever hammered enough to kiss a chicken.
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Post by Woodpecker on Sept 20, 2016 19:52:08 GMT
I have been very, very drunk many times in my life but I don't think I was ever hammered enough to kiss a chicken. Very funny Mr. David, gave me a good chuckle, which was needed.
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Post by horseyrider on Sept 21, 2016 1:06:35 GMT
I have been very, very drunk many times in my life but I don't think I was ever hammered enough to kiss a chicken. Yeah, but after midnight you always call them Honey. *ducking and running*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 1:09:59 GMT
All you chicken keepers make me homesick for those good old days. On our subsistence farm we had about 15 to 20 chickens if memory serves me right. There was a big fenced in yard for them where they got feed and water. There was a chicken house where they roosted and I fed them every day and gathered the eggs. They got shelled corn, table scraps, greens from the garden and water melon rinds, tomatoes etc. etc. We opened the gate every morning so they could free range around the barn all day. I recall once when a few of them got some malady about their combs, my Pa and I cut the bark from a Red Oak tree and submerged it in their water troughs. After a week or so, and refreshing the bark in there a time or two they all got okay and came out of it. I had a pet chicken myself. She was the oldest chicken of them all, a Domonique. We butchered the young crop of chickens for the freezer every year. That was the part I didn't particularly like but it had to be done. I recall when the preacher came to Sunday dinner Ma always fried two. My favorite piece was the "pulley bone" but they don't make that cut on the store bought friars from the market these days. I also recall that I went barefoot all the time back then, and even went barefoot to school while the weather was warm. One of the worse things about that was stepping on a nail, and the other bad thing was stepping into a big warm pile of chicken manure, and feeling that between my toes just before the pungent aroma hit my nose. A very old joke that I recall is; "Know what that white stuff in chicken poop is?"..."No, what is it?"..."Why it's chicken poop too!!" Not too funny now unless you run up on a young'un that just stepped in some.
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Post by midwestgal on Sept 21, 2016 1:48:22 GMT
I know nothing.... However, if i did.... Three good reasons to kiss a chicken: 1. Chickens do not have bad breath! 2. Chickens give a nice peck on the cheek. 3. Chickens do not kiss and tell.
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Post by merks on Sept 21, 2016 3:44:03 GMT
LOL you all are to funny! But I am Guilty, I have kissed my chickens on top of their heads while snuggling them.
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Post by shellymay on Sept 21, 2016 12:25:57 GMT
I know nothing.... However, if i did.... Three good reasons to kiss a chicken: 1. Chickens do not have bad breath! 2. Chickens give a nice peck on the cheek. 3. Chickens do not kiss and tell.
#4. Chickens don't care how many OTHER chickens your kissing/snuggling.
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Post by Skandi on Sept 21, 2016 16:52:07 GMT
Kiss a chicken? I only have one who is tame enough to stroke, and she's not overly keen. I will say I don't wash my hands after infact I only bother with washing them after seing the chickens if i have been cleaning them out, then well they need it then! My chickens are NOT vaccinated v salmonella although all comercial flocks here are.
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Post by feather on Sept 21, 2016 17:58:01 GMT
Commandment XI: Thou shalt not kiss or cuddle a chicken. Am I guilty of that? No I'm guilty of many other things though. ~A Sinner
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Post by Maura on Sept 21, 2016 19:00:08 GMT
I see percentages but no numbers. I never kissed a chicken, but I have carried them around.
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Post by woolybear on Sept 21, 2016 19:05:28 GMT
If a chicken had lips I'd kiss it.......um no, seriously NO
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 1:02:16 GMT
Only kiss Dogs here.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 3:46:31 GMT
No kissing chickens here but I have snuggled and kissed ducks and would do it again. Ducks are affectionate and will kiss back. Ducks smell nice too.
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Post by bluemingidiot on Sept 22, 2016 11:36:00 GMT
peck, verb, to kiss (someone) lightly and quickly.
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Post by bluemingidiot on Sept 22, 2016 14:15:21 GMT
"Kissing And Cuddling Kittens Could Be Deadly For Cat Owners" "According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting scratched by your cat could cause serious health complications." As everyone knows, most cats are bipolar. 40% of cats carry the bacteria Bartonella henselae. People becoming seriously ill based on infection from the disease caused by this bacteria increased from 305% in 2005-2007 to 4.2% in 2011-2013. www.techtimes.com/articles/178509/20160920/study-finds-kissing-cuddling-kittens-deadly-cat-owners.htmEvidently the disease does something to the brain as well.
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Post by bikerchick on Oct 12, 2016 14:30:58 GMT
"Kissing And Cuddling Kittens Could Be Deadly For Cat Owners" "According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting scratched by your cat could cause serious health complications." As everyone knows, most cats are bipolar. 40% of cats carry the bacteria Bartonella henselae. People becoming seriously ill based on infection from the disease caused by this bacteria increased from 305% in 2005-2007 to 4.2% in 2011-2013. www.techtimes.com/articles/178509/20160920/study-finds-kissing-cuddling-kittens-deadly-cat-owners.htmEvidently the disease does something to the brain as well. Yes, it makes you want to kiss chickens!
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Post by copperkid3 on Oct 12, 2016 15:28:28 GMT
"Kissing And Cuddling Kittens Could Be Deadly For Cat Owners" "According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting scratched by your cat could cause serious health complications." As everyone knows, most cats are bipolar. 40% of cats carry the bacteria Bartonella henselae. People becoming seriously ill based on infection from the disease caused by this bacteria increased from 305% in 2005-2007 to 4.2% in 2011-2013. www.techtimes.com/articles/178509/20160920/study-finds-kissing-cuddling-kittens-deadly-cat-owners.htm Evidently the disease does something to the brain as well.To the feline or the person cuddling/kissing it? Have to admit, that I've never seen a cat kiss a chicken though....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 18:07:55 GMT
I must confess, I have never kissed a chicken. For those that have, what am I missing?
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Post by copperkid3 on Oct 12, 2016 18:39:22 GMT
I must confess, I have never kissed a chicken. For those that have, what am I missing? Not much.....beak breath is a real ailment! Perhaps not having a mouth of feathers?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 23:57:22 GMT
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Oct 13, 2016 0:38:03 GMT
I originally wasn't going to tell on myself... But, I guess I'm guilty on a couple of different levels... But, then again, anyone who knows me from the chickens board already knew that... Since I started this wonderful venture - no sickness, etc., here... Common sense prevails... That's all you need in my opinion... Just be sure to avoid homesteader poultry pu pu platters at all costs! That's where the trouble lies! Just kidding guys!! Well, sort of... ~Mari
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Post by shellymay on Oct 13, 2016 12:03:29 GMT
I originally wasn't going to tell on myself... But, I guess I'm guilty on a couple of different levels... But, then again, anyone who knows me from the chickens board already knew that... Since I started this wonderful venture - no sickness, etc., here... Common sense prevails... That's all you need in my opinion... Just be sure to avoid homesteader poultry pu pu platters at all costs! That's where the trouble lies! Just kidding guys!! Well, sort of... ~Mari Yeah what Mari-in-IN, said.....When raising so many chicks like I do (hand rearing) chicks in confinement will tend to have poopy butts, I have to watch for this and catch them if I see one with a dry wad of poo on their back sides because it causes a blockage, so yesterday I seen my first one and it wasn't easy catching her amongst so many chicks, but managed and took that wad off (didn't kiss her when released) but did go and wash up after Now don't ask me what the bottom of my shoes looked like
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