How Are You Covering Your Chicken Run for Avian Influenza?

[Franklinridgefarms]

We have ours covered in regular chicken wire, and have cattle feedlot panels ever so often across the top to keep the chicken wire from dropping down in the middle or getting bent and coming apart where the pieces were wired together. The cattle panels are 16ft long and we cut them to length needed with bolt cutters.

 

[Emilou]

!The cover must be solid as it the feces that can spread the avian flu. Rain can wash infected poop through the finest mesh. I don't even trust my tarp as it can pool somewhere and ooze through maybe.
I have a waterproof tarp over my welded wire run, but will replace it with corrugated polycarbonate panels set up on a slope. I thought about Ondura panels and still might use those. Do you think a brighter run with clear roof panels (tree dappled shade on roof and in the northeast corner of CT) would be healthier and /or more pleasant for chickens?

Best of luck to everyone avoiding this. Fingers crossed it will burn out in the wild bird population in a year or so.

 

[Lpnnurse08]

Figured this is a very interesting, and good question for the current situation. How is everybody covering their chicken runs? Me, and likely others would use some inspiration. I have a very wonky, and flimsy run that I don't think can be easily covered by tarps, though it will be a last resort.
Have plenty of hog panels for something hoop coop style, but not sure I can get any 2x4's long enough for the large run I will need.
Interested to hear everyone else's ideas, I'm sure I'm not the only one looking for inspiration.

I've always used bird netting and tarps now I got a roof that's made for my run and a netting that's made like a trampoline material all from tractor supply I had a few spots open and used bird netting on those areas . I hope this helps.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Hey folks, I would really appreciate knowing where you are all from, as my understanding is that this issue is (presently) in the northeast, and me and my chickens are in the far northwest. Before I take them out of the orchard, and coop them up for a long hot summer, I'd love to know more about the status of this thing, and whether or not you are directly in the path, what are your expectations for the lock down, etc.? Links to ongoing and updated info?
Sure do appreciate it.

There has been an incidence in the far northwest near Vancouver.
About 4 cases in Wyoming and a new one in Montana.
Significant outbreaks in the central flyway, Mississippi flyway and the eastern seaboard.
https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazon...406 HPAI Distribution in NA.jpg?itok=laOYs6RE

 

[NanaK]

Hey folks, I would really appreciate knowing where you are all from, as my understanding is that this issue is (presently) in the northeast, and me and my chickens are in the far northwest.

2 backyard flocks in Montana, 3 backyard flocks in Alberta, Canada as well as the eagle is Vancouver, British Columbia. 5 backyard flocks in Wyoming. So it is working it's way west.
The following link has a great map with info.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/v...314&z=4&mid=1E2wqF61M_F0pc9zOvoEs075hbeDW_Lot

 

[Weeg]

There’s a thread about it on BYC with a ton of info. Anyone with questions, search in the BYC search, “Avian Influenza in South Carolina”. Read the whole thread, it will answer all your questions.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I am covering the fencing with chicken wire. And part of the roof i covered with tin. Then i am getting clear tin to cover the rest. The tarps in the picture are coming off except for the back one(because of neighbor's). And it is being covered with chicken wire. No birds will get in.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Avian influenza is 30 min away from me. So my chicks are still inside.

 

[Vicker]

It's not in my area. There isn't a commercial poultry farm near me. The only thing I'm doing differently is holding off on adding a new generation, but I'm mostly doing that due to inflation in feed cost. I'm not worried about the slight possibility that an infected wild bird will fly over and poop in the pen. The only time wild birds land near my flock is when there is scratch scattered across snow, which is a rare occurrence.