Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

@Geckolady Did they get that Ranch fire up near you put out yet?

 

[Coffee N Chickens]

@Geckolady Did they get that Ranch fire up near you put out yet?

Both counties stopped making posts about it on line, and it was under control yesterday, so it must be out or completely contained. They stop posting about it once fires are over.

Then, just to rattle my nerves a little more, yesterday morning when I was leaving to go to work I saw a fire across the road, and didn't see anybody nearby. While I was calling it in, I noticed the fire was getting smaller. It turned out that the neighbors were hidden behind bushes and trees and were putting it out.

 

[BlueBaby]

Both counties stopped making posts about it on line, and it was under control yesterday, so it must be out or completely contained. They stop posting about it once fires are over.

Then, just to rattle my nerves a little more, yesterday morning when I was leaving to go to work I saw a fire across the road, and didn't see anybody nearby. While I was calling it in, I noticed the fire was getting smaller. It turned out that the neighbors were hidden behind bushes and trees and were putting it out.

I'm glad that you are ok. After all of that happening, you should relax with a nice bubble bath.

 

[CaroleW]

I was just at TSC in prescott valley getting cat litter and looking at the chicks. they had "straight run" welbars and golden sexlinks. I didn't see any cockerels in either bin. They had easter eggers but I couldn't see into the bin at all and something else I couldn't see into the bin either.

TSC in Prescott (near Embry Riddle, Ford) has chicks too and plenty of them. Breeds are not very well marked last week when I saw them and I didn't look this morning since not really in the market for chicks.

 

[BlueBaby]

That bird flue has now worked it's way over in Missouri in a commercial boiler flock.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...pai-2022/2022-hpai-commercial-backyard-flocks

 

[CaroleW]

That bird flue has now worked it's way over in Missouri in a commercial boiler flock.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...pai-2022/2022-hpai-commercial-backyard-flocks

If in Missouri could easily be in Iowa soon where A LOT of the hatcheries are. If it gets to Iowa watch out for serious problems - I assume these flocks are culled.

I notice some of the smaller quantity entries in that chart say Backyard Pet Chickens (non-poultry) or something similar. I haven't looked up the legal "definition" they are using so not sure what that means (maybe waterfowl? maybe a small flock is not legally defined as poultry???? - IDK).

 

[BlueBaby]

If in Missouri could easily be in Iowa soon where A LOT of the hatcheries are. If it gets to Iowa watch out for serious problems - I assume these flocks are culled.

I notice some of the smaller quantity entries in that chart say Backyard Pet Chickens (non-poultry) or something similar. I haven't looked up the legal "definition" they are using so not sure what that means (maybe waterfowl? maybe a small flock is not legally defined as poultry???? - IDK).

According to that list at that link, it already did hit Iowa on March 1st. Look again.

 

[springvalley123]

If in Missouri could easily be in Iowa soon where A LOT of the hatcheries are. If it gets to Iowa watch out for serious problems - I assume these flocks are culled.

I notice some of the smaller quantity entries in that chart say Backyard Pet Chickens (non-poultry) or something similar. I haven't looked up the legal "definition" they are using so not sure what that means (maybe waterfowl? maybe a small flock is not legally defined as poultry???? - IDK).

Hopefully the hatcheries are very careful about employees' boots, etc and probably fully enclosed. I was wondering about calling pet chickens as non-poultry too.

 

[wolfwalker]

Hopefully the hatcheries are very careful about employees' boots, etc and probably fully enclosed. I was wondering about calling pet chickens as non-poultry too.

I believe the non poultry label refers to wild birds. Song birds and such as those are teh carriers of this latest outbreak.

 

[springvalley123]

I believe the non poultry label refers to wild birds. Song birds and such as those are teh carriers of this latest outbreak.

At least I have a covered run, and the songbirds aren't interested. I saw one in the front yard yesterday, but in this place, I haven't seen any in the back since last summer. It's surprising since there are a few vacant lots behind me, but I can do without songbirds eating my birds' foot and giving my birds their diseases.