Devastating bird flu culling

[ElGoose]

I have had good luck with putting steeped green tea in my chickens water.

If you do some research, you will find that green tea extract does well in combating the H5N1 virus. There are published "papers" that prove this

This is interesting, I’ll have to definitely look into this

 

[MROO]

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this mess! My advice, for what it's worth, is to be preemptive. Make sure your birds have no contact with wild birds of any sort.
Cover your run. This could be anything from a solidly anchored tarp to a permanent structural roof. The key is to prevent any "deposits" from overhead. (Bonus: you can stay out of the weather when out with your birds!)
Replace any large-opening wire with hardware cloth no bigger than an inch. That prevents smaller birds (like songbirds) from entering your set-up. This also becomes an early-warning system, of sorts. If a stray bird gets in, you have a hole to find. A hole big enough to let in a sparrow can also let in snakes and other small predators.

 

[Goosebaby]

I have had good luck with putting steeped green tea in my chickens water.

If you do some research, you will find that green tea extract does well in combating the H5N1 virus. There are published "papers" that prove this

Studies on green tea have shown it to have antibacterial properties and inhibits bad bacteria, other studies have shown that it inhibits good bacteria and promoted the growth of bad bacteria. I’ve seen numerous claims that it inhibits viruses but no real information on how it did so. I suppose it’s the same process as how it does it to bacteria, by helping to boost the mucus layer in the gut, thus boosting the immune system, however the gut isn’t the only place a virus can get into the body.
Green tea has a lot of benefits, and just as many negatives and it shouldn’t be regarded as a guaranteed method of prevention for bird flu, it may help and it’s worth looking into, but quarantine methods should still be the priority as no amount of boosting the immune system will correct the genetic root behind why certain avian species have no ability to fight the virus unlike others.