Re: RC: Horses, Chickens, & Diseases

[Nat & Richard <trailride@foothill.net>]

> The other day I had a man at my barn who mentioned the fact that he would
> never have chickens around his horses because they carry some sort of disease.
> 
> Now, I know lots of people with both chickens and horses. So, do I have
> anything to worry about?

Sounds like some kind of "rural legend."  ;-)

We keep a small herd of range chickens around our barn and they earn their
keep.  They produce wonderful eggs (much tastier than the months-old anemic ones
you get at the store.)  AND, they scratch over the horse poop so well that we
seldom have to scoop or spread it ourselves.  We also have very little problem
with flies.

> One other thing. Does there have to be a rooster for a hen to have chicks??

I'm not gonna touch that one.

Nat

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