Avain flu in iowa!

[Lenny loves chickens]

Nothing new this morning

 

[Sara S]

Good!

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Good!

Yes! I was happy to see it!

 

[Sara S]

Yes! I was happy to see it!

Me too, well to hear it from you. Thanks so much! (I didn’t feel like reading the whole AI in SC thread to find if it’s in FL

 

[TJAnonymous]

I can't imagine the stress that the hatcheries have to be under right now. Those have been family run farms for generations and now they are facing complete devastation. Smh.... I worry about my own flocks but I just feel sick for those affected.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Some facts -

In 2015, HPAI led to the euthanization of 34 million birds in Iowa. The dominoes fell from there: 8,500 jobs were lost, and Iowa’s poultry industry faced a total economic loss of $1.2 billion. Iowa leads the nation in egg production, with more than 60 million chickens, and is seventh in turkey production, with about 12 million turkeys across the state.

Iowa’s state veterinarian Jeff Kaisand says this year’s virus shows a strong indication of being spread from wild birds and not from site to site. When the virus is introduced into the domestic flocks, birds are showing signs immediately. Once there is a positive test, officials work quickly with the owners to determine what kind of depopulation methods they will use. In all of the 2022 cases, no bird remains have been removed from the site for disposal.

https://www.farmprogress.com/poultry/hpai-impacts-iowa-poultry-industry-again

This is a serious situation but I can't but wonder what 1.4M burned poultry smell like?

 

[Sara S]

This is a serious situation but I can't but wonder what 1.4M burned poultry smell like?

Chick-fil-A, KFC, Zaxbys, and PDQ mixed together

 

[Tonyroo]

Chick-fil-A, KFC, Zaxbys, and PDQ mixed together

 

[DramaBrahmaMama]

Heres a map along with dates i will upload new findings everyday along with where the hatcherys are located!
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Got ours from Hoover direct. Now I'm concerned. We are down in Marion County. I wonder if they will come to test ours.

 

[DramaBrahmaMama]

Well two more courts Hamilton (commercial turkey )were one hatchery was located but idk if it was the actual hatchery and guthrie View attachment 3042900

Guthrie was actually 3/28 not 2/28, correct?