Anyone nervous about Bird Flu?

[Sharon Bee]

That's disgusting. It doesn't explain how the birds are killed or how they are disposed of unless I missed it.

 

[LoneStarHen]

That's disgusting. It doesn't explain how the birds are killed or how they are disposed of unless I missed it.

The method itself is actually very humane - if they use the right gas. It looks like they are intending to use straight up carbon dioxide - which is not the most humane choice. A mixture of argon, carbon dioxide and low level of oxygen would be a much better choice. They simply place the birds in the chamber and gas them. Chickens do not have argon receptors, so they would just go to sleep. There are a lot of articles on the controlled atmosphere method of killing birds and how it is less stressful than other methods. It would be great if more commercial producers would start using these practices as well. Even some of the most anti-meat animal rights groups campaign for CAK.

I like this method much better then the foam that they use in the large poultry houses.

 

[donnap66]

Hi,can anyone give me so advice please,I'm supposed to be rescuing 4 ex bats on the 29 of November,I'm worried because of the outbreak of bird flu ?i have a small healthy flock in my backyard,

 

[Sharon Bee]

Never heard about this.

 

[donnap66]

Never heard about this.

 

[Farkha Laziza]

I happen to live in the country with the highest rate of H5N1 infection in the world right now. And several dozen people have died from it in recent months. And I am in a high risk gender/age group. I was just discussing with my husband (who is a physician) what kind of birds we would keep when we move to the village later this year or next year and he asked me, "Are you going to take precautions for bird flu?" And of course I will. It's not going to keep me from keeping birds but one can always be safer. And from what I know about the standard protocols, they are the kind of things that are just good practice with regards to protecting yourself from things like salmonella etc. The risk is still small but why risk it? This is a disease with an extremely high death rate if you are infected.

 

[Sharon Bee]

Which country might that be?

 

[enola]

The strain of avian flu that is affecting poultry in the USA is not transferring to humans.

However, it still has the capability to wreak havoc on the poultry industry. And avian flu has affected. Both commercial flocks and back yard flocks.

 

[Farkha Laziza]

I'm in Egypt.