Yeah the avian vet I just took my rooster and cockatiel to yesterday said he hadn't heard of any cases in NC since April and that it should be fine to let flocks out now.
Yeah I keep sitting here going 'are my hens not laying because they're sick, or because they're just ticked about being stuck in the garage?' (It's the latter, they're laying some the past week.) The rooster doesn't seem fazed at all and in fact has now grown brave enough that he almost picked a...
My chicken shoes are a pair of sandals too :p though I usually wear socks as well because who cares about fashion. Thankfully none of my chickens have ever tried to nom on my toes, though they do stare at my feet very intently!
@RubelliteRose They based it on the time frame it usually takes for the migrating birds that carry the flu to move out of the area. https://ncagr.gov/paffairs/release/2022/HighPathAvianInfluenzanowconfirmedinwildbirdsatthreesitesinNC.htm
Yeah my little flock's getting quite stir-crazy as well. They're super upset about being confined still. Surprisingly, the rooster, who basically has only known a life of free-ranging in my yard, seems to be taking it the best out of all of them. My cat slipped into the garage today when I went...
Yeah my four have been in my garage for a while now and they are just sooooo happy about it :p but they'd REALLY be unhappy if they got sick so they're just going to have to deal with it for a couple more weeks.
I'm further inland than where the infected birds have been found in NC so far but my avian/exotics vet has suggested to bring all birds indoors for a few weeks. Looking at moving my four into my garage as a precaution. I've got a cockatiel as well so limiting potential for flu exposure for him...