Bird flu anxiety as snow melts

[Dynamissa]

I’m in upstate NY … and we have had SO much snow. Welll, it’s going to finally get above freezing which means snow melt.

My birds have been safely buttoned up all winter … but once all this damn snow starts melting I’m pretty sure the completely Covered run they’re in (not allowed to free range) is going to start flooding a bit now and again.

It’s also not perfect with the tarps… some of the melt has already run into the run and of
Course they are enthralled with the water. I’ve had Covid and this awful flu A in the last month alone taking care of a kid and a husband who also got
Them .. I’ve been unable to spare the energy to go out there and shovel the snow off
The run or from around it. Not that it would matter .. there’s so much snow that my yard is absolutely going to flood.

I’m so anxious about them getting the bird flu this way… we have no water on our property and have never seen waterfowl fly directly overhead but I’m still so anxious.

I have hhealth anxiety in general on a good day. But these 5 birds are technically my daughter’s (6) pets and we’ve already lost one early one, and our dog just before Christmas. It’s been bad for her… and these little idiot birds are my pals too.

Just wondering if anybody has any take on this.

Thanks.

 

[Loving my girls]

You poor love the s**t has really been landing on you.
I can only advise on what I would do
I would start with a good cup of coffee.
Then get a blank sheet of paper and a pencil.
Write down all the issues in a list.
Then cross out all of those that you can do nothing about, such as worrying about something out of your control.
Then work on what you can do.
This thread will certainly help with the list but start with the smallest thing and tick them off as you go through them.
It will help I think.
Oh and at the end have a large gin and tonic

 

[Bronx girls]

I’m so sorry to hear about all you have been going through I too have the same concerns including health anxiety I can totally understand and relate. I also lost 2 of my chickens take it one day at a time, like the above post said make a list and check off what you can control sending a big hug.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I'm sorry for your losses
I agree with Loving my girls' great advice!