Avian influenza found in South Carolina

[HeatherKellyB]

Is it safe to assume all of the birds listed on there are dead/were killed?
I'm adding them up now.

Not on the wild bird reports. I'd go by the sourcing on that list because I noticed many that were live source samplings.

 

[SilverBirds]

Just seeing this and I don't want to go through all 800 posts. What areas are most affected? Can it be transmitted to my cage birds?

 

[Molpet]

Just seeing this and I don't want to go through all 800 posts. What areas are most affected? Can it be transmitted to my cage birds?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...vian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

 

[Sally PB]

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...e-information/avian/avian-influenza/2022-hpai
This is where a lot of the official info is coming from. There is a tab for wild birds, and one for commercial and backyard flocks.

 

[SilverBirds]

Okay, thank you.

 

[Sueby]

Well, I can only cover it if it's with something clear, as my authorities say, lol.
They don't want it to be ugly.

I haven't caught up but wanted to throw out an idea in case you haven't come up with anything yet...

I have a 1200sf run with netting over the top. I got a call from the Dept of Ag that they culled 155 birds near me & I should lock mine up. So, what I did was get a couple cattle panels & covered them with clear plastic shower curtains. & then I covered the open side with small, plastic deer netting to keep the song birds out. It's worked very well here & the birds are happy enough & safer. I just hope it goes away quickly.

ETA: I went over to the neighbors with a dozen eggs & explained the hoop houses too, lol.

 

[Weeg]

Not on the wild bird reports. I'd go by the sourcing on that list because I noticed many that were live source samplings.

But we can assume that if they tested positive they died. Correct?

 

[aart]

I got a call from the Dept of Ag that they culled 155 birds near me & I should lock mine up.

They actually called you?

 

[Sueby]

They actually called you?

They sure did. But to clarify it was the CT Dept of Ag, not the feds. I had chicks shipped in the fall so they have it on record I have birds here. She wouldn't give me tons of info, I got more on the APHIS site than I did from the agent, but I believe it was because the culled birds were within 10 miles of me.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

But we can assume that if they tested positive they died. Correct?

Not necessarily. A lot of waterfowl can be infected and show no signs of illness and are able to go about their normal actions, migration and all. If all of the waterfowl that contracted it died, I don't think it would spread so far and wide.