I'm coming down with a cold and I have the first of 4 eggs due to hatch tomorrow, are there any precautions I should take when I check the chick other than just washing my hands?

Washing your hands is a good idea, just for hygienal reasons. That said, budgies can't catch our cold viruses so you should be just fine.

YES- I 100% agree with etteri- working at bird clinic I get this question all the time.

FYI the only bird to human and human to bird disease is Psittacosis (aka ornithicosis in humans)

cheers kristi

Edited October 11, 200618 yr by daz