Avian influenza found in South Carolina

[AgnesGray]

Ok, you'll see why I bribed the poor neighbors with eggs! I tried to keep it as un-trashy as I could using clear plastic instead of tarps. But it is what it is.

This hoop is attached to the side of their small covered run which is attached to the coop. It sits inside the large 1200 sf run. The back side of the hoop is the 6 foot fence to the run. The front side toward the camera is the plastic deer netting, you can't really see it - too many fences involved! & over me is the regular bird netting, so I'm standing in the big run taking the pic. If that makes sense.
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In this pic I'm in a small sick run I have behind the coop, they can get from this covered hoop to the front one by going under the coop. The plastic deer netting is in front facing me. I'm standing in the small sick run taking the pic.
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I diverted the run off from the coop gutters, normally it collects into a rain barrel but it's too cold for that so for now the gutter runs way out. It's not perfect, I'm sure, but it's what I had to work with for now & it gives them a lot more space.

I have no idea if that makes any sense at all, I'm not a good explainer! & they follow me wherever I go so it makes it look like I have a lot more birds than I do.

Love it! So much possibility with a cattle panel! Love the rocks and roost also.

 

[Lelilamom]

Just saw on the USDA Aphis site, what looks like a hatchery in IA lost 250k birds. McMurray, Hoover and several others are out in IA. I sincerely hope they have serious biosecurity.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Just saw on the USDA Aphis site, what looks like a hatchery in IA lost 250k birds. McMurray, Hoover and several others are out in IA. I sincerely hope they have serious biosecurity.

So far I know Hoover is good I have been watching

 

[Weeg]

Just saw on the USDA Aphis site, what looks like a hatchery in IA lost 250k birds. McMurray, Hoover and several others are out in IA. I sincerely hope they have serious biosecurity.

Where did you see this? I'm having a hard time finding it.

 

[Brooks_]

Where did you see this? I'm having a hard time finding it.

Probably this one

but I'm not sure that necessarily means hatchery.

 

[Weeg]

Probably this one
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but I'm not sure that necessarily means hatchery.

Okay, I saw that. I was wondering the same thing. Could be a egg product facility.

 

[Brooks_]

Could be a egg product facility.

Maybe a grow out for egg producers. I wish APHIS would include a glossary.

 

[Weeg]

Maybe a grow out for egg producers. I wish APHIS would include a glossary.

Agreed. That would be very helpful.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I feel like a hatchery wouls be considered "commercial hatchery" or somethibg similar

 

[Lelilamom]

I checked and all the other commercial hatcheries are not in that county. I don't know what it is but considering it's so close to McMurray, Hoover and all the others it's alarming.