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If you are thinking of chess, that is a knight's move. Rooks just move in straight lines.

The article actually says, "Depopulated birds due to HPAI only represent a fraction of the annual broiler harvest." As best I can tell, it's just saying the effect on broilers is much less than the effect on layers or turkeys.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/downloads/hpai/ventilationshutdownpolicy.pdf "The AVMA defines VSD Plus (+) as the addition of CO2 and/or an increase in the heat within the houses with a goal of 100% mortality rate in as short of time as possible." "The USDA notes...

If all the parrots are dead, why do they need a "flock plan"? Does that mean they have other birds? Or does it just mean they are not allowed to get any other birds until their place is free of the disease? (That's probably what it does mean, but calling it a "flock plan" seems silly if it...

You mean the Anchorage in Alaska, right? Several other states also have places called Anchorage.

I see the label saying Avian Encephalomyelitis and Fowl Pox. Why do you say the vaccine is for picornavirus? Is that the one that causes Fowl Pox? I agree that Avian Influenza (subject of this thread) would not be prevented by a vaccine for any other diseases.

I've seen photos of aviaries with double doors: one door leads into a small pen, then a second door leads from the small pen to the main pen. So the person can go into the small pen, close the outer door, then go into the inner pen. Going out is the reverse order of course: stand in the small...

Solarizing usually means to heat something high enough to kill weeds and weed seeds. Since that poster would like to keep the grass alive, I am not suggesting solarizing the area. I am just suggesting to make it a bit warmer, like a greenhouse, to speed up the rate at which AI dies off.

You could use clear plastic (like a greenhouse) to raise the temperature a bit. You do not want to cook the grass, but someone linked a study showing that AI dies faster at higher temperatures-- so raising the temperature a few degrees might make a difference of several days in the time that...

People who have pet dogs may think of Tractor Supply as a "pet" store. It does sell dog food, dog leashes, dog toys, etc. It also sells chicks. (Of course it sells many other things too.)

I know it's been hashed out several times, but it was brought up again by someone quoting a definition of poultry. So I was pointing out an example of why we know that aphis is using the word differently.

For all normal purposes, yes. In this specific case, no. The terms poultry and non-poultry are being used differently, when aphis is reporting cases of avian influenza...

I agree, that would be a big question. I just don't know what they are actually doing. And they might be doing it differently for small flocks vs. big commercial ones. (I would expect the big commercial ones do need a special crew for the culling, but the owner is not likely to try "rehoming"...

I think it would depend on their usual policy. If they expect to cull the flock at that instant, I agree with you. But if they expect to send someone else tomorrow to cull the flock, they would probably be willing to let you cull instead (possibly supervised or checked by them, to be sure it was...

If you did have time, what good would it do? If your birds have the disease, then trying to hide them or move them somewhere else would spread the disease further, making the problem worse. And if your birds do not have the disease, testing should show that, and your birds should be fine. If...

If the sparrows go into your pen, they probably poop while they are in there. If you keep the sparrows out, they may still poop when flying over, but you will probably get less sparrow poop in there (because the sparrows will be hanging out somewhere else, and doing their pooping there...

Most of the backyard flocks are being described as "not poultry," even when they are chickens or other birds that any dictionary will call "poultry."

I'm not finding a definite answer either. Since we are being warned about clothing and shoes, I assume it could travel on eggshells or on the box eggs are shipped in :idunno

I see that if chickens get avian influenza (at least some strains of it), they mostly die. But I have not been able to find whether surviving chickens would be permanent carriers of the disease or not.

I think this is the main point: For the rest, I see: --definitions of "poultry" and "backyard flock" (that are not the way anyone else uses the words) --details of quarantine (for infected flocks/premises) --a little bit about how long a commercial chicken-raised must go without chickens (21...