Mountain Peep's Awesome Chat Thread! (All friends welcome!)

[silkiecuddles]

Ok thanks for the warning. I'm not buying birds from anyone and we don't live near many chicken-owning people. What are signs that they have it?

 

[chickensamazing]

So far the only thing it has done in my area is drive my egg sales through the roof. Egg prices in the stores are going way up, so there is a lot more interest in farm fresh eggs

Wow
How high have the prices been going up?
I did read that they were going through the roof

 

[scflock]

I dont know exactly where
But it was in Iowa
It is a flu that your chicken can get and pass on to you and other birds
It us highly pathogenic

Someone posted another thread yesterday where some shipped quail eggs she had bought tested positive. They showed up at her house yesterday to put her whole flock down. She was begging someone to tell her what to do, and it was such an emergency that she posted her phone number in case anyone had a quick response. It's a serious deal, but not widespread yet. I would lose my mind if the authorities showed up to put down my flocks. I have 7 pens with over 100 chickens

 

[scflock]

Wow
How high have the prices been going up?
I did read that they were going through the roof

They are already almost $4/dozen here, which is about 60% higher. I have heard reports that egg prices may be as much as triple by mid summer

 

[silkiecuddles]

O

I dont know exactly where

But it was in Iowa

It is a flu that your chicken can get and pass on to you and other birds

It us highly pathogenic

Someone posted another thread yesterday where some shipped quail eggs she had bought tested positive. They showed up at her house yesterday to put her whole flock down. She was begging someone to tell her what to do, and it was such an emergency that she posted her phone number in case anyone had a quick response. It's a serious deal, but not widespread yet. I would lose my mind if the authorities showed up to put down my flocks. I have 7 pens with over 100 chickens

oh my that is awful! I would be so mad if they did that.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Wow

How high have the prices been going up?

I did read that they were going through the roof

They are already almost $4/dozen here, which is about 60% higher. I have heard reports that egg prices may be as much as triple by mid summer

I read somewhere in Texas or California they were $12 a dozen. And somewhere else it was $1 per duck egg

 

[chickensamazing]

sNews releasesMultiple language materialsBoard of HealthBirth and death recordsChild and youth healthChronic diseasesCodes and jurisdictionsCommunicable diseases and immunizationData and reportsEnvironmental health servicesService feesOnline services portalAnimals, bugs and pestsFood Protection ProgramGarbage and illegal dumpingHealthy communitiesToxins and air qualityWater, sewage and plumbingHealthy Places for EveryoneZoonotic Disease ProgramEmergency preparednessEmergency Medical Services (EMS)Violence and Injury PreventionMarijuana and healthMedical examinerNutritionPartnerships, coalitions and initiativesPrimary care and personal healthTobacco preventionAbout usJobsSite map

Our locations

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

Toll-free: 800-325-6165

Click here to email us

Instructions to submit a Public Records Request

Instructions to
report a concern

Domestic poultry and avian flu1.

What are the symptoms of avian flu in poultry?

Symptoms of a low pathogenic form of avian flu virus in poultry can include ruffled feathers, lower feed consumption, and a drop in egg production, or there may be no symptoms at all. By contrast, the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus causes severe illness and often kills the bird within 48 hours and the first sign may be dead birds. More than 90% of birds in a flock may die from infection with highly pathogenic avian flu viruses.
From this website
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ehs/avianflu/domestic.aspx

 

[scflock]

O
oh my that is awful! I would be so mad if they did that.

I will have to go back and see if I can find the thread. I didn't post because I had no idea how to help, so I didn't get updates on it. I'm curious to know the outcome

 

[scflock]

I read somewhere in Texas or California they were $12 a dozen. And somewhere else it was $1 per duck egg

I sell mine for $3/ dozen here, which was pretty close to store prices for my area. I will keep selling them at that price because I don't want to take advantage of a bad situation. Hopefully people will realize that there are a lot more choices for fresh eggs than supermarkets

 

[TamingMaster]

Hi.