Avian influenza found in South Carolina

[h2oratt]

Who exactly comes and does it? I've never heard about this before, I'm a new chicken owner.

I am sorry. It was Newcastle disease not avian flu. It was the state of calif that determined what areas to euthanize all poultry. Problem was they hired people who didn’t know what 5hey were doing.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Near as I can tell, it's only on the east coast (sorry, east coast friends). Won't be long til it migrates west, though. I will put my birds in my workshop, if necessary.

We planned for this when Newcastle was running rampant. I'm in Northern California, and a few cases were reported up this way, but it never got as bad as in SoCal.

Broke my heart to see what was happening. BYC folks lost their flocks...

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Just saw on the USDA website today, found in a widgeon (duck?) . Look it up on their site, not good news.
Mary

Oh no. We’re in NC, do you think it’ll spread to here? How would I know if my chickens have it?

 

[Folly's place]

Keep your flock in a roofed run, not out where they can contact wild birds. Look it up on the USDA website! As I recall, chicken mortality is pretty high with this one, and people can get it too. Hence the alerts, it's potentially a big deal.
Mary

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Keep your flock in a roofed run, not out where they can contact wild birds. Look it up on the USDA website! As I recall, chicken mortality is pretty high with this one, and people can get it too. Hence the alerts, it's potentially a big deal.
Mary

Ah. Is it spreadable through air, or only by contact?

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Ah. Is it spreadable through air, or only by contact?

Respiratory droplets, saliva. Can contaminate surfaces for several days thus contact. CDC website speaks little about actual transmission but generally all flu viruses are spread via resp droplet, poss feces may contain viral shedds (I plan to have separate coop shoes and lawn shoes as part of my biosecurity plan). Perhaps keep some N95 masks handy for personal protection if any birds display resp symptoms..we should all be used to them by now, unfortunately.
I read on WHO and CDC that H5N1 is not common in people but depends on individual exposure risk like anything else, and illness can be severe.

Living in a spring migratory path for water fowl, I am concerned about soil contamination and bringing in new chicks this Spring. Hopefully it will peter out with minimal impact for all.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Respiratory droplets, saliva. Can contaminate surfaces for several days thus contact. CDC website speaks little about actual transmission but generally all flu viruses are spread via resp droplet, poss feces may contain viral shedds (I plan to have separate coop shoes and lawn shoes as part of my biosecurity plan). Perhaps keep some N95 masks handy for personal protection if any birds display resp symptoms..we should all be used to them by now, unfortunately.
I read on WHO and CDC that H5N1 is not common in people but depends on individual exposure risk like anything else, and illness can be severe.

Living in a spring migratory path for water fowl, I am concerned about soil contamination and bringing in new chicks this Spring. Hopefully it will peter out with minimal impact for all.

Ok, than you. I really hope nothing bad happens to my beautiful chickens.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I'm praying for my east coast friends.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I'm praying for my east coast friends.

Thank you

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Ok, than you. I really hope nothing bad happens to my beautiful chickens.