Christina Websell wrote:
> "Steve Newport" <steven@newport47.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:lvp0v2teobbvs2uc6e94rno8kac6itivai@4ax.com...
>> We have four hens in the backyard and we planned on holidaying this
>> year but our back-up carers for the chooks has proved somewhat
>> problematic.
>>
>> What do people do in this circumstance?
>>
>> Are there chookeries? Poultry equivalanet of catteries?
>
> Not that I have discovered, when I needed to go into hospital I had a
> real problem with daily chicken care.
> There is perhaps a gap in the market here?
>
The disease risk is far too high
Domestic birds are not vaccinated or tested against things like Mareks,
Salmonella, Mycoplasma, etc etc etc
Being in the same vicinity for a week with infected carrier birds could
bring your birds home with all sorts of nasties.
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regards
Jill Bowis
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