what deadly disease can a duck give a chicken?

[ging3rhoffman]

I have ducks that come into the yard to graze and someone said your chickens can get sick from them. What are they talking about? Is it common?

 

[froggie71]

You are not very likely to find ducks giving disease to your chickens.


http://www.liveducks.com/health.html

Hopefully this link works and will give you the information you are looking for.

 

[ging3rhoffman]

Thank you for the post. That makes me feel so much better.

 

[bambambelle]

The Avian flu is going around waterfowl carry it and can give it to your poultry

 

[applebutter14]

if thats true then my chickens are in trouble! i always have them together, they have never gotten sick before and thats this is the 1st time i have ever herd about that.

 

[enola]

Avian flu is generally carried by wild/migrating waterfowl. There are 3 or 4 western states that currently have quarantined areas where infected wild birds have been found. At least 2 backyard flocks have been destroyed by the agriculture department after chickens tested positive for Avian Flu.