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I don't understand. You were insistent that you'd never seen this many dead birds before. You were concerned that it was AI and were all "I need to know either way" and worried for the safety of your flock. But now you're okay with your regular vet giving you a diagnosis over the phone that...

Yup. But some schmuck can still buy one ticket and end up winning the jackpot. Statistics are about determining probability but there are always outliers.

It's also about human health. We are one mutation away from this being transmitted to humans. USDA is not the only organization testing. They are also sending samples to the CDC where genetic testing is conducted to see if the virus has mutated. Each depopulation order has as much to do with the...

I don't think she was implying you were drawing attention to yourself in an "attention mongering" kind of way but, rather, warning you that you might be inadvertently raising the attention of the USDA inspectors.

A quick search yielded a number of insurance companies that provide poultry insurance. Coverage included every thing from loss of incubating eggs due to power outages to loss of birds from disease (including avian flu) and loss due to a vetarinarian's order of euthanasia. It looks like coverage...

I've only read the last few posts but I have a question. What insurance, if any, is available for poultry farmers? My husband works for a company that provides commercial insurance. They calculate the maximum loss for facilities and use that figure to calculate yearly premiums. The maximum loss...