Here is a post I wrote about the Biosecurity hazards of coop tours for Community Chickens.
I realize that these have become fun and trendy events but the health hazards posed to your flock can be devastating. I now know of two flocks in New Hampshire that have had to be completely depopulated (which is a professional way of saying killed) as as direct result of being infected from an outside source.
Raising backyard chickens is a wonderful thing to do both from companion and food points of view, but we must always remember that our chickens are living, breathing things that can carry and transmit disease (just like your dog and cat.) A certain amount of precaution and common sense will go a long way toward the protection of your flock.
