What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

I wish it would end already, I hate having my birds locked up. My problem is no one will give us the all clear - so I'm just keeping my eye on the cases & will judge for myself when I can let them out I guess.

 

[Ascholten]

Problem is, you keep your birds locked up, in their pen but all it takes is a sparrow that got the stuff from that farm, to fly over, go to grab a nibble on a treat you gave your bird, and that could spread it from what I am hearing.

Thankfully it's not down south too bad yet, if it gets too close to my area, when I handle the chickens, I"ll be wearing a tyvek suit, which I can take off and wash hands real good before I come in and handle the brat. It'd be devastated if something were to happen to him.

Aaron

 

[Sueby]

Problem is, you keep your birds locked up, in their pen but all it takes is a sparrow that got the stuff from that farm, to fly over, go to grab a nibble on a treat you gave your bird, and that could spread it from what I am hearing.

Thankfully it's not down south too bad yet, if it gets too close to my area, when I handle the chickens, I"ll be wearing a tyvek suit, which I can take off and wash hands real good before I come in and handle the brat. It'd be devastated if something were to happen to him.

Aaron

My birds are under cover, no sparrows can get in or poop flying over. My regular 1200sf run only has bird netting as a cover, sparrows could certainly get in there, so they are further locked up under cover. & let me tell you it's a pain! Everything is harder to get to & maintain, they were in 2 coops before, now they share one. Can't wait till it's gone for the season. I did get a call from Dept of Ag saying they culled 155 birds within 10 miles of me - lockdown wasn't mandatory but suggested. So I did. I could let them out if I wanted, but I'd rather peace of mind. For now.

 

[Sally PB]

if you DO get your soil testing....make sure you have AT LEAST 2-4 cups of soil from each bed where you want to plant. Label them appropriately so you can tell them apart.

Thanks for that bit of info. I think I'll do it this year. I'd like some more specifics.

Strawberries are fairly hardy, unless it's getting in the mid to low teens I don't think the frost will hurt them very much.

The plants will be fine, but immature fruit or flowers are quite tender. How do I know this? Trust me, I know this.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

HPAI: A Lot of birds culled, but I found this one:

Over 5 million birds!
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This one is the most recent one, I thinks.

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So far nothing near here.

I'm on the very southern border, they are on the very northern border 4-5 hours from me.

 

[WthrLady]

HPAI: A Lot of birds culled, but I found this one:

Over 5 million birds!
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This one is the most recent one, I thinks.

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So far nothing near here.

THat Nebraska one is the one I was talking about.
The good migration this year was one of the largest I've seen since 2016

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Problem is, you keep your birds locked up, in their pen but all it takes is a sparrow that got the stuff from that farm, to fly over, go to grab a nibble on a treat you gave your bird, and that could spread it from what I am hearing.

Thankfully it's not down south too bad yet, if it gets too close to my area, when I handle the chickens, I"ll be wearing a tyvek suit, which I can take off and wash hands real good before I come in and handle the brat. It'd be devastated if something were to happen to him.

Aaron

FYI sparrows are called flying rats around here.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

THat Nebraska one is the one I was talking about.
The good migration this year was one of the largest I've seen since 2016

My husband thought so too. I asked him if it really was more birds migrating or if he just noticed more because we were concerned about them.

 

[Sueby]

Thanks for that bit of info. I think I'll do it this year. I'd like some more specifics.

The plants will be fine, but immature fruit or flowers are quite tender. How do I know this? Trust me, I know this.

I'm sure you & Aaron are right, but I covered them anyway. It only took 2 mins. I'm sure they'd have been ok, but I live at a higher elevation here & sometimes it's MUCH colder than they predict. & I always get more snow than anyone else a mile down the road.

 

[Sueby]

Problem is, you keep your birds locked up, in their pen but all it takes is a sparrow that got the stuff from that farm, to fly over, go to grab a nibble on a treat you gave your bird, and that could spread it from what I am hearing.

Thankfully it's not down south too bad yet, if it gets too close to my area, when I handle the chickens, I"ll be wearing a tyvek suit, which I can take off and wash hands real good before I come in and handle the brat. It'd be devastated if something were to happen to him.

Aaron

You should have seen me trying to explain biosecurity when we (DH & I) had to go into TSC last weekend & what shoes he could & couldn't wear & what ones are now banned from the backyard. I told him to wait till I made him wear the little booties!