avian flu

  1. Al Gerhart

    Avian Influenza Crossing over to Humans in China

    I am not an expert in this kind of stuff but it is concerning. One part of the story was of a farmer with 900 geese all dying overnight due to the avian flu. This Youtube channel isn't 100% reliable so I take what they say with a grain of salt, they like to push doom and gloom against the CCP...
  2. P

    avian flu and used coop curiosities

    Hi, my wife and I are looking forward to getting into backyard chicken farming this spring but were just wondering if you'd recommend waiting until this rise in avian flu cases settles down a bit? We have been looking into used coops and have been careful to ask sellers about their history of...
  3. A

    Free Ranging? Scared of Avian Flu

    Protecting Chickens from Avian Flu – What’s Everyone Doing? Also, what are some Enrichment ideas? Hey everyone, I’ve been keeping my chickens in their run recently due to concerns about avian flu. I don’t live near geese or ducks, but there are sometimes small wild birds near their coop, and...
  4. Pugerpillar

    Horrific Bird Flu Experience Killed My Whole Flock and my Cat

    I'm a hobby farmer from British Columbia, although admittedly my parents do most of the work cause I'm a bit of a germaphobe. I live with my Mom and Dad and a back yard full of fowls near the forest, geese, ducks, muscovies, and many chickens, all free range. I was out for a month to do house...
  5. Avian bird flu awareness

    Avian bird flu awareness

    Awareness of avian bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is critical due to its potential impact on both poultry industries and public health. Avian influenza is caused by viruses that primarily affect birds but can occasionally infect humans, particularly those who have close contact with...
  6. Jakemedic

    Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Case Confirmed in Mahaska County (Iowa)

    Greetings fellow chicken folks! I woke up to this headline in my local newspaper this morning. I must admit, it scares me, as I have gotten very attached to my girls and their health is very important AND it has occurred in the county we reside in. The State of Iowa put this message out...
  7. T

    Avian Influenza

    Why are you forced to cull birds if they have avian influenza? They often do not use humane methods and it rarely affects humans. Examples of methods to cull them are smothering them with foam, shutting off ventilation, filling the air with CO2, raising the heat. Most of those are slow and...
  8. MissGreenJeans

    Sudden death of 2-yr old, seemingly healthy hen

    Hi, fellow chicken keepers. I’m hoping for some advice about next steps after my first loss. Grit, my 2-year old olive egger, died suddenly 3 days ago while I was out of town. When my pet sitter went out just after dark to lock up the coop, she found Grit lying on her side in the run, dead but...
  9. W

    White leghorn death.. ovuduct impaction? Avian flu?

    Hello all, I hate to make a first post for this reason, but one of my girls passed this morning, and I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me figure out why? (I know nobody is going to be able to tell me exactly what happened, I’m just curious and pretty concerned. I wasn’t home over...
  10. Atripp06120

    questioning the avian flu

    Hi everyone! I know the avian flu has been on top of everyone's mind and obviously its a concern for all of us with any number of birds. I've really been trying to do some research on it and have been trying to do a deep dive into the history of it and trying to find numbers. It appears this...
  11. Avian Flu: How to treat the disease and protect the susceptible

    Avian Flu: How to treat the disease and protect the susceptible

    https://www.thewaterfowlsanctuary.co.uk/articles/ai.htm
  12. TheBirdBabe

    Is this a case of mites?

    This afternoon a wild bird appeared in front of our windows. Our house is only 100 yards or so from our chicken coops. It looks sick. 😭 I was going to put it out of it's misery, but by the time I got around the house to it, it was gone. 😔 What are your thoughts?!
  13. Familiarrat

    Possibly avian flu?!

    So my whole dlock except one died yesterday- the remaining hen has black on her comb and wattles and is gaping.. what could it be? The rest of the flock never showed any symptoms we thought they could have died from heat- but its looking otherwise rn Here’s her comb and wattles These...
  14. C

    Respiratory illness

    This morning 2 chickens are dead. 1 laying hen and one near laying pullet. Other birds are getting bubbly noses and are coughing/sneezing. The hen that died had swelling in her face and had a floppy comb. Her neck was kind of wonky looking. Some birds have light diarrhea. I'm setting up an...
  15. lavendermarie

    Chicken acting sick

    I have a black australorp hen who I found standing where my chickens hang out off to the side with her eyes closed and sort of puffed up feathers. She’s one of our less friendly chickens, and I went to pet her and she just stood there. Usually she’d run off or move away. Then, when I threw some...
  16. Lrweb7

    Avian Flu info Illinois

    Contacted the local extension office (Ogle County) with some specific questions I wasn't seeing answers to, and they passed it along to the state poultry specialist, so I thought I'd share his answers. The attached file has info on where to report dead birds and whatnot, because I've seen in...
  17. NC_ChickiePoo

    4 week old chicks & field trip outside - Avian flu?

    I've been reading - as I'm sure all of us have - about the avian bird flu precautions. We have had a case in 2 counties around us each but nothing in our immediate area has been reported. I was going to take "the girls" outside as it is 82 degrees and absolutely gorgeous - in an effort to...
  18. Tereseb

    How much longer do we need to quarantine against Avian Influenza? Anyone know?

    Anyone know how much longer we need to quarantine our flocks against Avian influenza? I'm in Michigan. When did the wild birds stop migrating? I found nothing on this.
  19. S

    Wild Birds

    I’ve read a few different blog posts about not having bird feeders for wild birds if you plan to keep chickens due to the avian flu possibility. I’m wondering peoples opinions on this. Could I possibly keep a feeder away from where the coop and run is? We cut down to only one feeder, partially...
  20. D

    Avian Flu Near Me

    Hello BackYardChickens, I have a query. Recently, cases of Avian Flu popping up along the east coast. There has so far been one confirmed outbreak in my state (it was in a county a far way away from me). Should I be concerned about it appearing in my flock? The outbreak was considered...
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