California - Northern

[The Yakima Kid]

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Thank you. My girls are currently confine to their house and covered run. When the flyway thins out, the disease should abate.

 

[fowlman01]

Thank you. My girls are currently confine to their house and covered run. When the flyway thins out, the disease should abate.

They find A I somewhere every year. Keep your birds away from wild waterfowl.

Walt

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Great, two wild Mallards were eating with mine today, Sigh...

-Kathy

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Hi Walt!

I try to keep mine away from all wild birds all year around. Leg mites, other parasites, diseases, who needs them. I'm confining them because the darn local geese seem to migrate between the elementary school behind me and the junior high at the end of the block. I have had no success in persuading them to wear diapers while flying over my yard. B^(

It is as unpleasant in your hair as seagull flops.

 

[fowlman01]

Great, two wild Mallards were eating with mine today, Sigh...

-Kathy

That is not a good thing. That is far riskier than going to a poultry show. This time of year wild waterfowl can have AI and they mostly find it in wild ducks. It is not unusual to find it in the wild. This year for some reason there is more press about it, but it is always around, so try to keep your birds away from wild birds. If you get it you will know it.

The State will stop the movement of poultry if they think it could pose a problem. they are not talking like that at all.....they are saying keep the wild birds away from your flock.

Walt

 

[SpringPeeper]

Anyone in No CA get the news about the CA Foster Farms turkeys (about 4500) that got euthanized for avian flu? Apparently the virus is spreading in our Statbire. If it's not one dam* virus it's another! With wild birds flitting around with the virus (wild ducks/geese/etc) I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel for control/eradication. The virus hits so hard that the poultry is dead in a matter of hours before you see any symptoms.

They find A I somewhere every year. Keep your birds away from wild waterfowl.

Walt

Yeah, I have been watching warily because I live quite near to a sizable wildlife refuge that hosts massive amounts of wild waterfowl. They often make pit stops in town. One of the reasons my bird runs are always covered. As flocks fly overhead my loudmouth Pekin calls out to them. Quiet, duck! They are not our friends!

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Oh, yeah. I live maybe a mile as the duck flies from the wildlife refuge on SF Bay, and the local year around geese and other waterfowl and seabirds hang out with the migrating birds, and then pass over my yard. It's really strange. It seems some of our local resident populations do migrate - between the various parks and golf courses. We took out our lawns, partly to save water, and partly because I don't like goose flops all over my yard and deck.

I have to admit that I do enjoy watching the geese parent their young at the local park that has a sinkhole (renamed a lake) in the center of it. The parents are so attentive and protective.

 

[EZFarms]

so as most of you know i lost some if my serama chicks to a dog the other day but the two left are my pretty browns. also thanks to an amazing friend i have two dozen ish eggs being sent to me tomorrow. half will be serama the others will be maran/jersey giant crosses and i think americauna crosses so wish me luck on that hatch. any tips for shipped eggs?

 

[LAChick]

so as most of you know i lost some if my serama chicks to a dog the other day but the two left are my pretty browns. also thanks to an amazing friend i have two dozen ish eggs being sent to me tomorrow. half will be serama the others will be maran/jersey giant crosses and i think americauna crosses so wish me luck on that hatch. any tips for shipped eggs?

Sorry to hear about your loss!! Great news that a friend stepped in and you are on your way to having new cross breeds!

 

[OR4-hmom]

I found a wonderful surprise yesterday. I picked up a (pair?) of Modena pigeons Nov. 15. When feeding yesterday there is an egg in the pen! I got at least 1 female, my luck tends to run boy heavy so a female is great news, I'll move a milk crate in and let them construct their nest.