Don’t kiss your chickens!

I was stunned to see the headline on ABC Eyewitness news website “Feds warn people to stop kissing chickens or they'll risk illness.”  Silly me, I thought that would be obvious, but then today kissing pets seems to be a generally accepted behavior. And chickens are becoming a common pet and not just in the backyard. I follow an organization of people with backyard chickens and am continually amazed at the posts regarding the chickens in the family home. Last summer I read a blog which opened with a statement about how chickens don’t bite, bark or require walks and even offer eggs in return. The stories of chickens in the home are everywhere on the internet and probably in your neighborhood.