Idaho?

[Feathyr]

You're not bombarding us at all, Chickenhill, better to be safe than sorry.

 

[bigbuddha09]

i did have some young chickens die a few weeks ago but dont have the bodies anymore i wonder if i should still report or not?

 

[Chickenhill]

The latest on Avian Influenza. Bummer....
Update on Avian Influenza Findings in the Pacific Flyway

Last Modified: Jan 20, 2015​

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The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed several findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the Pacific flyway since mid-December. These findings are limited to wild birds and backyard poultry flocks that have access to the outdoors. These viruses have NOT been found in any commercial poultry in the United States. Commercial poultry producers follow strict biosecurity practices and raise their birds in very controlled environments.
No human cases with these viruses have been detected in the United States, Canada or internationally. There is no immediate public health concern as a result of these detections.
Backyard poultry findings confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories include:

• HPAI H5N8 in a backyard poultry flock in Winston, Oregon (December 19)
• HPAI H5N2 in a backyard poultry flock in Benton County, Washington (January 3)
• HPAI H5N2 in a backyard poultry flock in Benton County, Washington (January 9)
• HPAI H5N2 in a backyard poultry flock in Clallam County, Washington (January 16)
• HPAI H5N2 in a backyard poultry flock in Canyon County, Idaho (January 16)

Captive wild bird findings confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories:

• HPAI H5N8 in captive gyrfalcons in Whatcom County, Washington (December 16)
• HPAI H5N2 in captive falcons in Canyon County, Idaho (January 16)

Wild bird findings confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories are available here.
The findings are part of our increased AI surveillance in the Pacific flyway and increased outreach to backyard poultry enthusiasts. USDA is coordinating closely with its partners, including Washington, Oregon and California State officials, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on avian influenza surveillance, reporting, and control efforts. The United States has the strongest AI surveillance program in the world, where we actively look for the disease and provide 100% compensation to affected producers to encourage reporting.
Because the H5N2 and H5N8 avian influenza strains are currently circulating in migratory birds in the Pacific flyway, we anticipate our active surveillance will result in additional findings in both wild birds and in backyard flocks with access to the outdoors. However, because of our commercial producers’ continuing vigilance, U.S. poultry is safe.
USDA continues to report these findings to the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) as part of the ongoing Pacific flyway avian influenza incident. USDA is working with trading partners to minimize trade impacts on poultry and poultry products as much as possible.
While neither virus has been found in commercial poultry, USDA emphasizes that poultry, poultry products and wild birds are safe to eat if they are properly handled and cooked to a temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
All bird owners, whether commercial producers or backyard enthusiasts, need to continue practicing good biosecurity, preventing contact between their birds and wild birds, and reporting sick birds or unusual bird deaths to State/Federal officials, either through your state veterinarian or through USDA’s toll-free number at 1-866-536-7593. Additional information on biosecurity for backyard flocks can be found at healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov

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[Chickenhill]

Hi All another bombardment...lol Last update sent to me...

NPIP participants:
Feel free to call me if you have questions. We have contacted some of you who are on the West side of the State, just thinking that the risk may be higher over on this side of the state, but anywhere there is ducks, there is a risk that they are shedding Avian Influenza of some type.

Marilyn M. Simunich, DVM, Dipl. ACVPM
Director, Animal Health Laboratory
Division of Animal Industries
Idaho State Dept. of Agriculture
2230 Old Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83712
208.332.8570

[email protected]

Bill Barton, DVM
Administrator / State Veterinarian
Division of Animal Industries
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
2270 Old Penitentiary Rd
Boise, Idaho 83712
208-332-8540
[email protected]


Tisha Martinsek
Chicken Hill Poultry
http://www.chickenhillpoultry.com

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Thank you chickenhill, I am sharing these updates on the UT thread too. So sad!

 

[Chickenhill]

Extremely sad...Thanks for sending onto the Utah clan. Unfortunately, it is probably headed there next

 

[Birdrain92]

I'm really grateful that I haven't got it. Thank God!

 

[TheChickenQueen]

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[La Casa de Pollo]

Pretty Funny. My rooster had to be taken out of the run today the ladies were being mean to him. (He is a wuss haha). So he was wandering around a bit, and at dusk I went out to get him and could not find him. We have a star on a timer that clicks on, on a post, above the coop...when the star clicked on, he started crowing, he was sitting up there by it, apparently he thought it was morning. Haha what a dork! I have no idea how he got up that high. Had to share the story, it really made me laugh that the star made him crow.

 

[Robbo]

Looking for a few hatching eggs! Chicken or Duck. I have a girl who is ready to hatch some eggs but none of ours are fertile sadly, not yet at least, roo is still growing a bit.

Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Garden City area. Or willing to travel near these area would be awesome.