I've finally convinced my DH to let me have chickens, won an Ark to keep them in on eBay last night and arranged to pick some chickens up from my local breeder in a couple of weeks time and then I was talking to the nursery nurse at DS1's nursery this morning and she said she was told she couldn't go near the chickens when a lcoal farmer bought some in for the children to look at and DC2 is due in Feb 09.
I know there is the issues with toxoplasmosis with cats & sheep - it's great that DH has to clear the cat poo off the lawn for a few months, but i'd not found out anything about chickens (only the salmonella problem with eggs & meat) - even my PG friend whose mum keeps chickens & sheep was allowed to feed the chickens by her mum last time she went home.
Can anyone advise - i'm getting a bit worried now and would hate for my ark to sit in the garden empty till next spring.