The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Thyme on July 16, 2015, 02:25:37 pm
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http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/07/16/423204177/chicken-owners-brood-over-cdc-advice-not-to-kiss-cuddle-birds?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=movies&utm_term=artsculture&utm_content=20150716 (http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/07/16/423204177/chicken-owners-brood-over-cdc-advice-not-to-kiss-cuddle-birds?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=movies&utm_term=artsculture&utm_content=20150716)
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Goodness!! I have a tiny Barbu d'Anvers bantam who spends most of the day on my shoulder. She shares my pasty/sandwich, has a sip or two of my tea and snuggles into my neck and goes to sleep before flying off to "scratch a living" in the field.
I don't kiss her though so guess I'm ok? :) :chook:
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Damn! The sheep are still ok though, right? :-[
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When I was growing up there was a big scare about people kissing their budgies, and going down with psittacosis. No fun.
Now with diseases such as Avian Influenza crossing the human/bird barrier and mutating on the way to become lethal to us, as well as viral diarrhoea, etc I certainly wouldn't kiss a chicken, nor would I kiss a sheep, a pig, a cat or a dog. In fact I wouldn't kiss any animal and I always wash my hands thoroughly after handling them all.
I think it's totally foolhardy to kiss your pets and livestock, and asking for trouble, both for yourself, your family and ultimately the whole of society :rant:
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"affectionately transmitted diseases"
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Damn! The sheep are still ok though, right? :-[
A peck on the cheek is the least of their worries
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A peck on the cheek is the least of their worries
Get Orf!! :o
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A peck on the cheek is the least of their worries
Get Orf!! :o
:D
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But is Bunny Hugging still ok? :roflanim:
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Only if the bunny consents.
Also, I'm sure you can get nasty diseases from kissing, you know, girls!
I'm sorry, I really can't tell if this is a serious thread or not! ;D
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There was a medically recorded case in victorian London where a carters boy who loved his masters horse would fuss and kiss the horse when they stopped to make deliveries. The boy contracted Farcy and died as a result. :( .
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Only if the bunny consents.
Also, I'm sure you can get nasty diseases from kissing, you know, girls!
I'm sorry, I really can't tell if this is a serious thread or not! ;D
Humans carry some horrible diseases! I would rather kiss my pig (but only on the top of her head!)
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Never mind the kissing, if you have a hen on your shoulder most of the day, don't you end up with poop all down your back? Sitting in the shed with my hens, they seemed to poop about every twenty minutes! Although I do like to give my animals a cuddle (two dogs, cat, seven hens, innumerable quails and Mike) and often rub my face in their fur (yes.....) anti-bacterial facewash is never far away. I did recently have an eye infection that may have come from the dogs or cat, so I'm very careful now.
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Humans carry some horrible diseases! I would rather kiss my pig
After viewing the talent available on a recent night out, I'd rather kiss your pig too Devonlady! :o
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What price friendship, Hawthorne pack? Yes, she does very occasionally s##t down me but will never s##t on me :)
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Humans carry some horrible diseases! I would rather kiss my pig
After viewing the talent available on a recent night out, I'd rather kiss your pig too Devonlady! :o
If I could post a picture of my pig Womble you may just change your mind. ;D