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    USA to Stockpile Bird Flu Vaccines (Again)

    Of interest to chicken-wranglers: "Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry that match the strain of the virus circulating in commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, in a sign of the widespread and...
  2. 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...
  3. kyleen

    Lethargic Chickens

    Hi everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve needed to post here. Last week my 4 year old chicken died. Her crop wasn’t impacted. She had a slightly poopy butt no real signs of other illness. Recently, I’ve noticed many of my chickens seem lethargic. They are crouching down. Some of them have poopy...
  4. S

    Bird Flu in bobwhites?

    I've got a covey of 16 bobwhites that were born April 2022. In the last few months, I've lost 3 or 4...when I haven't lost that in total for the last 2 years. I feel like that's pretty young for them to start dying off. I also have a batch of about 30 young ones that I've raised for butchering...
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    Is there such a thing as a chicken just having a cold?

    When humans get colds and flus we wait it out and it ultimately makes our immune systems more robust, and makes us healthier. Do chickens get seasonal viruses like humans do, that ultimately makes them healthier? Or is everything a death sentence for the flock unless treated with antibiotics...
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    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...
  7. Reiki Rooster

    Bird flu question

    I just have a question, bird flu is scary but I remember we’ve had these scares before …. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/05/tennessee-bird-flu-outbreak-poultry-farm https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/downloads/hpai/2015-hpai-final-report.pdf And it goes...
  8. SilkieMomPoof

    Is my chicken sick?

    My Silkie hen has been panting a lot, and no longer likes eating mealworms? She gets excited and kills them, but then just leaves them and shakes her head at them. I still see her eating seeds and other feed so it's not like she isn't eating at all. She's not sneezing, but her cluck does sound a...
  9. Whiskey the goose

    Virulent Newcastle Disease in SoCal

    Hello from sunny southern california. I volunteer at a local animal shelter and I am aware that the Newcastle dieses Is reported back in our neighborhood. I remember last time we saw it in town it killed off all birds in town. None were spared, it was something out of a horror movie. I have an...
  10. orangesplash

    Even after Tylan

    so, the story goes like this... I was away for 7 days and OFCOURSE my chickens were well looked after but the caregiver didn’t realize till 3 of the chickens died. One was a wyandotte and the other was a Brahma. When I was informed, the information given to me was that the chickens had flu and...
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