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.

 

[2 Acres]

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.

When H5N1 first hit in my area, during the fall, I noticed very small droppings on my fencing (pen) from migratory birds. That's when I read up on green tea building up the immune system on birds.

I still have my original 14 hens and 2 roos. However it did prompt me to take better biosecurity and enclose my outdoor coop.

 

[2 Acres]

Hide them in the closet...!

Hide them in the cellar

 

[2 Acres]

When H5N1 first hit in my area, during the fall, I noticed very small droppings on my fencing (pen) from migratory birds. That's when I read up on green tea building up the immune system on birds.

I still have my original 14 hens and 2 roos. However it did prompt me to take better biosecurity and enclose my outdoor coop.

I noticed those same small droppings on my coop a couple falls ago. By that time I was already doing green tea with my birds.

To all the nay sayers... I told you so. I have had no losses except a Black Australorp that was fighting a foot infection. She died in my arms recently. Other than that, I also have my original birds.

 

[2 Acres]

is just false. E.g. The page I linked to says explicitly
"
Defra continues to invest in bird flu research and monitors the situation globally.

We work with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) to monitor the development of vaccines for birds.

Find out more information on avian influenza (bird flu) vaccination and the work of the avian influenza vaccination taskforce. "

"They will not cull your birds unless one or more of them tests positive".

Really???
I can't even wrap my brain around that logic. (facepalm)

 

[Goosebaby]

I noticed those same small droppings on my coop a couple falls ago. By that time I was already doing green tea with my birds.

To all the nay sayers... I told you so. I have had no losses except a Black Australorp that was fighting a foot infection. She died in my arms recently. Other than that, I also have my original birds.

And did those droppings on the roof test positive for bird flu or did you just know somehow?

I’m sorry for your loss but your bird most likely died from complications of her foot infection and it was unrelated to bird flu which I hope comes as a relief and something less to stress about.

Green tea can boost the immune system, it can also weaken it, either way it won’t save a bird from contracting avian flu or make it worse, if it’s LPAI they’ll survive if they survive, if it’s hpai they won’t.

 

[2 Acres]

And did those droppings on the roof test positive for bird flu or did you just know somehow?

I’m sorry for your loss but your bird most likely died from complications of her foot infection and it was unrelated to bird flu which I hope comes as a relief and something less to stress about.

Green tea can boost the immune system, it can also weaken it, either way it won’t save a bird from contracting avian flu or make it worse, if it’s LPAI they’ll survive if they survive, if it’s hpai they won’t.

I get it now... We are under Agenda 30. Or at least the Brits are.

And I was already aware/noticing those droppings and I took preventative measures.

And I'm not talking about a foot infection. I'm not

And did those droppings on the roof test positive for bird flu or did you just know somehow?

I’m sorry for your loss but your bird most likely died from complications of her foot infection and it was unrelated to bird flu which I hope comes as a relief and something less to stress about.

Green tea can boost the immune system, it can also weaken it, either way it won’t save a bird from contracting avian flu or make it worse, if it’s LPAI they’ll survive if they survive, if it’s hpai they won’t.

https://www.google.com/search?q=h5n...rizon-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[Username-B]

I’m uk based and live in a beautiful area where I was lucky to be able to watch and interact with many wild geese for years living here.
I’ve watched many of them grow up from goslings - however just today I realise that there isn’t a wild goose in sight, I’ve come to find out that they have locally culled every wild goose they can due to finding bird flu in just one of them. It’s sickening, I’m devastated that they can do this.

I’m also worried for my flock - there’s a zone around my area now, what If they decide they want to cull my geese? What can I do to keep them safe? I already clean their waters every day and their sheds. I’m so worried as this uk culling spree never seems to end.
They’re killing everything they can whilst also declining vaccines to anything that isn’t a zoo bird.
It’s horrific… part of me thinks they won’t stop until every goose is dead.
If they demand to cull my birds can I refuse this?

Maybe just maybe they can just decide that geese are no longer in the menu because if it seems preserving a 'food source' means killing them all, then someone's brain cells are thinking correctly.