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Thyme

  • Joined Apr 2013
    • Machynlleth, Powys
USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« on: July 16, 2015, 02:25:37 pm »
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Shetland sheep, Copper Marans chickens, Miniature Silver Appleyard ducks, and ginger cats.

devonlady

  • Joined Aug 2014
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2015, 07:09:13 pm »
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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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 09:14:04 pm »
Damn!  The sheep are still ok though, right?    :-[
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2015, 10:01:04 pm »
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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Thyme

  • Joined Apr 2013
    • Machynlleth, Powys
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2015, 10:07:59 pm »
"affectionately transmitted diseases"
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Me

  • Joined Feb 2014
    • Wild West
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2015, 10:26:54 pm »
Quote from: Womble on July 16, 2015, 09:14:04 pm
Damn!  The sheep are still ok though, right?    :-[

A peck on the cheek is the least of their worries
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2015, 10:29:29 pm »
Quote from: Me on July 16, 2015, 10:26:54 pm
A peck on the cheek is the least of their worries

Get Orf!!  :o
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Me

  • Joined Feb 2014
    • Wild West
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2015, 10:33:24 pm »
Quote from: Womble on July 16, 2015, 10:29:29 pm
Quote from: Me on July 16, 2015, 10:26:54 pm
A peck on the cheek is the least of their worries

Get Orf!!  :o

 :D
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Cosmore

  • Joined Jun 2015
    • Dorset
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2015, 09:59:53 am »
But is Bunny Hugging still ok? :roflanim:
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2015, 10:27:01 am »
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
« Last Edit: July 17, 2015, 10:54:08 am by Womble »
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Cosmore

  • Joined Jun 2015
    • Dorset
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2015, 10:50:05 am »
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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devonlady

  • Joined Aug 2014
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2015, 11:28:24 am »
Quote from: Womble on July 17, 2015, 10:27:01 am
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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The_Hawthorne_Pack

  • Joined Jun 2015
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2015, 01:54:52 pm »
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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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2015, 03:16:39 pm »
Quote from: devonlady on July 17, 2015, 11:28:24 am
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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devonlady

  • Joined Aug 2014
Re: USA Center for Disease Control tells people to stop kissing their chickens
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2015, 11:45:23 pm »
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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