Avian influenza found in South Carolina

[Sally PB]

Yeah, I looked too. Thanks.

 

[589205]

Another case detected and confirmed in Butler County, NE yesterday. This time it was commercial flock of 570,000 broiler chickens: https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-avian-influenza-detected-wild-goose-lincoln/39357806

 

[Lelilamom]

I don't want to panic over this and I haven't until now. HUGE flocks of black birds and geese have been visiting our area the past three days. They're everywhere. How can we avoid transmission, even if we keep our birds locked up? People, cats, dogs and mostly my kids run all over our property and then visit the coop.

It seems inevitable that this will spread to my coop and I'll lose everything.

 

[Weeg]

I don't want to panic over this and I haven't until now. HUGE flocks of black birds and geese have been visiting our area the past three days. They're everywhere. How can we avoid transmission, even if we keep our birds locked up? People, cats, dogs and mostly my kids run all over our property and then visit the coop.

It seems inevitable that this will spread to my coop and I'll lose everything.

Are your birds in a covered run? Is the run prtected from song birds/does it keep song birds and other critters out? If no other animals can get in without going through the gate, than any person who goes in the run should wash hands, and where dedicated gear. This means boots that haven't been anywhere else up the coop. You can place them outside the run door and upturn a rubbermaid container over them.
You can also spray everything down with Lysol, and wiat 5 minuets before entering. Lysol kills most poultry viruses, and I'm pretty sure AI as well.

 

[MGG]

I just saw a FB video of a very sick snow goose near me. We have millions on snow geese migrating back, and tons of ducks too.
I've heard from multiple people that they keep seeing snow geese left laying in fields, and when they walk up to them they have zero coordination. It's very close to me, and I don't know what to do. There is really no way of covering my pen, unless I want to spend over 1k.
Can I use a fine netting to cover it? Will that help at all or is it also pointless? There are sparrows in my pen like crazy everyday.
I won't be able to handle losing all of my birds. They are everything to me.

 

[MGG]

Something like this? I'd have to get a number of rolls and attach them all over the top. https://www.amazon.com/Barrier-Nett...44&sprefix=fine+garden+netting,aps,116&sr=8-9

 

[Brooks_]

Can I use a fine netting to cover it? Will that help at all or is it also pointless?

I consider it pointless.

 

[MGG]

I consider it pointless.

Even if it at least keeps the sparrows out? Poop would still fall through but at least they wouldn't be directly coming in contact with the birds? I was looking at this one.
https://www.amazon.com/DGCUS-Nettin...0+fine+mesh+netting,aps,106&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1

 

[Brooks_]

Even if it at least keeps the sparrows out? Poop would still fall through but at least they wouldn't be directly coming in contact with the birds? I was looking at this one.
https://www.amazon.com/DGCUS-Netting-Poultry-Protect-Plants/dp/B09MW1TCD2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1DWY53M31CL4W&keywords=50x50+fine+mesh+netting&qid=1648060710&sprefix=50x50+fine+mesh+netting,aps,106&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1

I consider poop to be the bigger hazard. I never see my flock with the wild birds socializing.

 

[MGG]

I consider poop to be the bigger hazard. I never see my flock with the wild birds socializing.

What would you recommend doing then?