Bird flu got me...

[sea2summit]

Been setting up to sell broiler chicks locally for about two years now, this was going to be the first summer. Looks like that wont be a revenue stream this year, dang it. Frustrating.

Suspension of Certain Poultry and Feathered Fowl Activities - Ga Dept of Agriculture

agr.georgia.gov

 

[newbury]

There goes the price of chicken!

 

[ruffdog]

More chicken farms around here are having to de-populate to control this flu. Chicken for a good price at the store is nonexistent too. Farm news lady says egg and chicken prices should go up.

 

[Jstpssng]

I'm hoping that it doesn't become widespread here, I already have birds scheduled to come next month. They say to keep them inside but I'm not set up to do that. The whole point of keeping a flock is so that they can scratch and run, so don't taste like they came from a feed lot.

 

[ruffdog]

Last I heard, about half the states in the US has it.

 

[Jstpssng]

Last I heard, about half the states in the US has it.

It was reported in my county, but that's a big area. The annual bird migration can't be helping.

 

[ruffdog]

Take down feeders and baths says MN U raptor center:

Take Down Your Bird Feeders To Stop Spread Of Bird Flu, U Of M Raptor Center Says

 

[Bill Guenthner]

Been setting up to sell broiler chicks locally for about two years now, this was going to be the first summer. Looks like that wont be a revenue stream this year, dang it. Frustrating.

Suspension of Certain Poultry and Feathered Fowl Activities - Ga Dept of Agriculture

agr.georgia.gov

I don’t see anything in there that restricts anything in GA except selling at flea markets and swap meets. It even says there are no cases in Georgia.

 

[ruffdog]

Bald Eagles have it in Georgia and 3 have died.

'Highly-contagious' bird flu found in bald eagles in Georgia

Bald eagles around the U.S. are contracting the bird flu

 

[bigtiller]

As of April 12, Iowa has euthanized over 13 million birds.

In 2015, 32 million were euthanized in Iowa.

I hope bird flu isn't becoming a recurring problem.

 

[rekees4300]

Thousands of Indiana ducks hit with the flu.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/04/...rthern-indiana-duck-flocks-officials-say.html

 

[ruffdog]

Composting is one way to dispose of the millions of birds.

Town of Palmyra neighbors fear unknown in avian flu composting operation

 

[bigtiller]

The big question in the news is, How does a farmer kill 100,000 chickens humanely, quickly and economically.

 

[stuckmotor]

There goes the price of chicken!

Packaged wings finally became available again at the local Wal-Mart a few weeks back. Prices were up, which I blamed on inflation. With the flu they'll probably be through the roof now or disappear again.

 

[Jstpssng]

Packaged wings finally became available again at the local Wal-Mart a few weeks back. Prices were up, which I blamed on inflation. With the flu they'll probably be through the roof now or disappear again.

I've got wings from 24 birds in the freezer. If you were closer I would give them to you. Sometime in August I should have about that many again... providing that my birds don't get the flu.

 

[stuckmotor]

I've got wings from 24 birds in the freezer. If you were closer I would give them to you. Sometime in August I should have about that many again... providing that my birds don't get the flu.

Jstpssng,
That's kind of you. I bought the small package at Wal-Mart and ate over half on my own, last night. If memory serves the large package was over $30.00

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

I think it would be less of a problem if we didn’t have the specialized breeds, which most major farms are growing. As you breed for specific traits, you loose others, which frequently includes hardiness. The breeds which have been around for a hundred years or more, and the yard bird hybrids, are probably more disease resistant. Plus free range chickens are spread out pretty well.

 

[Jstpssng]

I think it would be less of a problem if we didn’t have the specialized breeds, which most major farms are growing. As you breed for specific traits, you loose others, which frequently includes hardiness. The breeds which have been around for a hundred years or more, and the yard bird hybrids, are probably more disease resistant. Plus free range chickens are spread out pretty well.

I hope that you're right, at least about the free range part. I have 24 meat chickens and 1/2 dozen turkeys coming in next month, and I'm not set up to keep them confined as they advise. It's hard enough keeping them inside at night so that the fox, coyotes, weasels, ravens, crows, and raccoons don't get too many of them.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I don’t see anything in there that restricts anything in GA except selling at flea markets and swap meets. It even says there are no cases in Georgia.

All the same, I stopped feeding wild birds for 60 days. I want to do whatever I can to contribute to the restriction of bird flu.