avian flu

  1. PandemicChicken

    Potential human contact with waterfowl - how to prevent/disinfect for avian flu & contaminated shoes?

    So my family and I visited the ocean harbor and saw waterfowl (mainly wild ducks) in the water and some seagulls flying around. For context, there are 2 cases of avian flu in my county and both flocks were euthanized. We don't think we accidentally stepped in fresh bird poop, but could have...
  2. Chicken Esquire

    Suddenly sick rooster (and avian flu in my state!)

    Hi all, Having a little panic here! One of my roosters has suddenly (in one day) become very lethargic. He is not eating or drinking. I have put him in a quarantine cage in my garage to keep him separate from my flock. He doesn't seem mucusy or coughing/sneezing, and doesn't have any obvious...
  3. 3bird

    Avian Influenza Brainstorming

    We're in Maine, and we've now had a couple confirmed cases of avian influenza in our county (both quite close). We currently only have five silver Appleyard ducks (1 drake and four hens). They have a predator proof 16'x8' covered run with an attached 4'x8' duckhouse. We use the deep litter...
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  4. CrazyGooseLady2000

    Avian flu in Geese

    Hi all, so I took my little Joey (Embden x something goose) to the vet who suggested avian flu or something viral might be what's wrong with him. Does anyone have any experience with avian flu in geese? My goose has some symptoms, but not symptoms that I would think are common. He hasn't been...
  5. AmberLittlejohn

    Avian Flu 2022 South Carolina

    Good morning, I saw that the NCDA&CS has recommended to essentially keep poultry quarantined in their coops for 30 days from yesterday. I live in Western Upstate South Carolina so I kept mine up yesterday. They’re already getting stir crazy. How serious is the risk of them contracting it? How...
  6. topochico225

    How are you preventing Avian Flu in your flock?

    Hey y’all, I recently read an article by WIRED that stated that Avian Flu was back in the US and actively infecting waterfowl and wild birds. I’ve dreaded the day it came back, since backyard flocks are slaughtered if it’s transmitted to humans. I’d like to know how y’all are preventing your...
  7. scalci

    Fowl pix?

    I have an 8.5 y/o leghorn and two 3 y/o sexlinks. They recently have had an outbreak of lice, I treated the coop with permethrin and DE and it seems to be much better. They had scaly leg mites and mite bites on their combs as well but I have been doing foot soaks and applying petroleum jelly or...
  8. L

    1 month Barred Rock- Foot growth on both feet? (not bumble) Slow to feather and smaller than rest

    Hey everyone! I am new to Backyard Chickens and I have had my chicks for exactly 1 month today. There are 3 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Black Australorps 6 Barred Rocks (5 hens 1 rooster) My concern is regarding 1 of the Barred hens. She has black callus or wart like growths on both her feet. She is...
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