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North Dakota closed the State to all sales, transport, shows etc. I expect Iowa to follow. IMO, in areas where this has been an issue, keepers should voluntarily do the same. In other words, if I was in Iowa or Minnesota, my birds would be locked down. No birds would move in or out. I would...

You should be considered a farmer. You are not selling extra eggs. 4300 eggs is not a lot though. You must have meant 43,000.

I invest more than most. I have no little amount in what I have, growing out, etc. Then there is no price tag I could put on the progress I could lose. I could not count the many hours I have spent going through my many birds from day to day evaluating etc. I still to hold to the position...

I have wondered about the vaccine. I have read of the vaccines in other places, and I have read of one that they think will be ready in 9-12months here. I wondered what the logic was. I also wondered why one was not available already. I was under the impression that there was one available and...

Ideally, I do not believe there should be any compensation at all. It is a business with real risks. However, it is important that the farmers cooperate and operate within the system etc. Not to mention that it is our food supply, and supporting it is in all of our best interest. There is not...

The idea is to limit human exposure to, which chopping the heads off would do the opposite. Not to mention the labor required. Do you realize how many birds were in that latest laying facility? Do you realize how much blood is slung around after a bird's head is chopped off? It is not a...

You guys keep in mind, the infected commercial flocks are kept "under roof" to. Confinement, obviously, is not preventing the infection of flocks of poultry.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-23/bird-flu-catastrophe-mounts-amid-concern-virus-may-be-airborne

It is spread by the spread of body fluids, which includes feces and nasal secretions etc. A sneeze in close quarters makes it very airborne. However, your point is well taken. It has been transmitted to humans in other countries, but it proved to be benign. "The outbreak has raised concerns...

It is transmitted much like any flu virus. Airborne, but the virus can live outside the body for a couple days. It was identified on the west coast in wild birds last December, and domesticated birds soon after. The primary carrier is waterfowl because of their resistance to the disease. It...