A non-chicken resident wants to rent my chicken for bingo -- Q about biosecurity

[GlobeBeth]

I wouldn't give my chickens to anybody. Especially now with avian flu going around, my chickens don't leave the premises, and no outside people are allowed on the premises. I have separate clothes and shoes I use when entering my run and coop. Deaths have been reported in my county and I'm just not taking any risks. I wouldn't do it if I were you. You have no idea who's gonna be at that party, where they've been, etc. If it was something more minor, then that's different, but this thing is deadly, it spreads fast, and has no cure, so.... Nope.

Hi, I'm Beth Teitell, a Boston Globe reporter writing about backyard chickens and bird flu. I'd love to talk! Will you email me at beth (dot) teitell (at) globe (dot) com? Thanks!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Hi, I'm Beth Teitell, a Boston Globe reporter writing about backyard chickens and bird flu. I'd love to talk! Will you email me at beth (dot) teitell (at) globe (dot) com? Thanks!