1st Trimester

Cleaning Chicken Coop??

We have a small backyard chicken coop (5 chicks and 2 ducks) its approx 4X4X8 in size. Its my job (because I BEGGED my husband for these chickens last year) to clean the coop out, which I do while standing outside of the coop, and shoveling out the old bedding & poop into a wheelbarrel and then spreading new bedding around. Do you think its safe for me to continue doing this? We'll ask our doctor at our first appt on Nov 3rd too.
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Re: Cleaning Chicken Coop??

  • I do believe it's safe.  I have continued to do all my normal activities, which include milking cows, feeding calves, walking around in poo, cleaning poo, etc. 


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    I do believe it's safe.  I have continued to do all my normal activities, which include milking cows, feeding calves, walking around in poo, cleaning poo, etc. 

      This, and I do chicken chores too.  I don't think it's harmful, just don't change the litter box if you have a cat in the house.
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  • I get poop on me eveyrtime i milk cows. if you were doing it before i don't see any reason not to do it now. i'n sure you're immune to anything by now. 
  • I think kitty poop is the only poop you're supposed to avoid.  I cleaned the bunny cages this weekend!  P.S.  My DH is dying for chickens!
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  • If it were me, I wouldn't, or at the very least I would call the office and ask about it before I did.

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  • I wouldn't bat an eye. I grew up on an enormous chicken farm (think 100,000+ birds on one farm), where my mother worked in the barns every day while she was pregnant with both my sister and I. We are both normal. The only concern I would have is if they are not properly vaccinated. I have horses, and show dairy cattle, and while I won't be rolling around in it, don't plan on avoiding manure any more than I usually do. 
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  • I only have 50 birds but I was not going to stop taking care of them.  I will be a little more carefull with the cows (avoid kicks) and stop with the weed spraying and the kitty box
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  • I would. I've cleaned horse poop every day of this and last pg. You gotta do what you gotta do!
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