We recently put an offer on a house with several acres of land. We were discussing keeping chickens but I am a little hesitant to do so as our caique was recently diagnosed with PDD. Obviously the birds would never be in close proximity, with my parrots inside and the chickens outside. What sort of precautions would we need to take to prevent the spread? Would we need to take minimal steps like washing our hands and being mindful of changing clothes worn when cuddling with the parrots, or more drastic steps like changing clothes before being around the chickens if we were in the house? If the latter were the case, we would probably skip the chickens.
I've seen a few people keeping free range chickens who are in a coop at night. Is there any concern of them getting PDD or other contagious illness from wild birds? We used to keep chickens when we lived in Zambia, as did all of our neighbors. I remember some dying after getting egg bound or having encounters with venomous snakes, but none wasting away with PDD-like symptoms.
I've seen a few people keeping free range chickens who are in a coop at night. Is there any concern of them getting PDD or other contagious illness from wild birds? We used to keep chickens when we lived in Zambia, as did all of our neighbors. I remember some dying after getting egg bound or having encounters with venomous snakes, but none wasting away with PDD-like symptoms.