Hm okay. What are the symptoms for the flu?
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Lets not all jump on the rumor bandwagon,, it only takes a little research to find out facts. It may be just a statewide ban,, some do have them, MOST do not. As far as flue spread goes,,,, the last reported case was in Iowa, 12 days ago and no other infections,, (12 days may not seem very long,, but with this stuff it is like an eternity considering how fast it spreads) that includes NC,, you guys have not had one single case there. States along the Pacific flyway have not had any confirmed cases in over 4 months. As far as bans and regualtions go on shipping and transporting birds, chicks and eggs,, those have ALWAYS been in place,, and every state is different as far as regulations go,, and some have changed a bit since this outbreak,, but they have been in place for a long timeI heard today that chicken (or maybe all birds) selling will be banned, beginning in August. Is this a rumor? And does it include chicks as well? I live in NC, so I'm wondering if it has spread here yet.
I have no idea why August. Maybe just in NC.
Can wild birds--like songbirds, doves, crows-- carry the disease?
This is NOT the first time bird flu has had an outbreak in North America,, nor will it ever disappear,,,,, back in 2004 there was a small outbreak in Texas,, another I remember offhand I believe mid 70s (or was it 80s?,, i'm getting old) in turkey flocks in Canada. So if anything any bans are likely temporary and most states have stated that they are temporary.Would the ban just be till the flu had disappeared or would it be permanent?
Lets not all jump on the rumor bandwagon,, it only takes a little research to find out facts. It may be just a statewide ban,, some do have them, MOST do not. As far as flue spread goes,,,, the last reported case was in Iowa, 12 days ago and no other infections,, (12 days may not seem very long,, but with this stuff it is like an eternity considering how fast it spreads) that includes NC,, you guys have not had one single case there. States along the Pacific flyway have not had any confirmed cases in over 4 months. As far as bans and regualtions go on shipping and transporting birds, chicks and eggs,, those have ALWAYS been in place,, and every state is different as far as regulations go,, and some have changed a bit since this outbreak,, but they have been in place for a long time
http://www.guineafowl.com/GeneralStore/regulations.htm
may be slightly out of date with NEW regs in some states,, but there they are
Yes wild birds carry it,, they are the primary source of spreading, along migratorial flyways,,, all birds can carry it, but mostly waterfowl. August is about the time some wild birds will start migrating back south along the Atlantic flyway.![]()
This is NOT the first time bird flu has had an outbreak in North America,, nor will it ever disappear,,,,, back in 2004 there was a small outbreak in Texas,, another I remember offhand I believe mid 70s (or was it 80s?,, i'm getting old) in turkey flocks in Canada. So if anything any bans are likely temporary and most states have stated that they are temporary.
I am also going to reiterate what I have said before,, and in several threads. This is something that is barely affecting backyard flocks. The vast majority of birds affected are from very large poultry operations,, the kinds of places that house 10,000 birds in ONE building and have several buildings sitting in rows,, some farms having well over 1 million birds confined in close tight spaces,, that is why the numbers are so vastly high when you hear it in the news,, in all actuality,, there have been ONLY 223 confirmed cases in all 50 states (sorry Cananda,, i don't know your stats),,, if this were as widely spread as the media makes it SOUND,, I would think there would be a heck of a lot more cases than that.
Don't get me wrong,,, this stuff has the potential of some serious bad juju,, but I think slightly squued numbers (reporting number of birds affected rather than actual cases) plus the intensity and quickness of how news travells nowdays (interweb, satelite tv, cable,, heck,, we have like 20 news channels now) has made this look much worse than it really is
My birds are still free ranging, have been the whole time,,,, now over 300 as the summer progresses and still doing well and fine
WV has done this, too, as well as other states. It's just a precaution (also a smart political move, IMHO).FYI: Ohio has cancelled all live bird exhibitions (including auctions and swaps) for the remainder of 2015. Apparently Ohio is the 2nd largest egg producer in the U.S. No cases yet. Notice from Ohio Dept. of Agriculture is here: .http://www.agri.ohio.gov/apps/odanews/ODANews.aspx. Scroll down to the all caps headline.
Well yes, and no,,, Yes, the midwest was the most recent hit. But I believe that can be attributed to 2 factors.Ok. Is AI mainly in the Midwest right now?