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Based on this article posted earlier by @Molpet as well as the wealth of info in this thread, I’m thinking it may be part of raising poultry now. I would assume we’ll be closer to an answer when the actual fall southerly migration occurs. Like @raingarden said, a lot depends on where you are...

Auctions and swaps aren’t my thing, so no worries there for me. But yes, the fall migration is very much on my mind. Like others have said, just keeping on with what I can control (biosecurity), watching the sites, and taking care of my ladies. Plan for the worst and hope for the best, for my...

Down in the Savannah area. Wonder if we’ll be seeing some wild/water birds show up too. Nothing against swaps, auctions etc., but I would’ve thought they’d wait till the general “all clear” before reopening swaps. $$ I guess. :confused:

In North Carolina:

When I read that the wildlife rehab had that survivor, I figured maybe the USDA/APHIS/CDC or whoever would be using it for extensive testing. Would be interesting to see what becomes of it. Edited to add: if they ever disclose what becomes of it. Very scary.

So very sad to see this. Toward the beginning of the outbreak, I was finishing up a round of follow up appointments at the exotics department at the vet specialist for one of my chickens with an injured foot. We were never seen in the exotics exam room, only a dog/cat room — even back then...

Lelilamom said: I find it very suspicious that so many whole flocks are being wiped out even when no birds test positive, simply because birds nearby are getting it. I know I’ll be corrected if I’m wrong, but flocks with “no birds test[ing] positive” haven’t been “wiped out.” Only those...

As @BrooksHatlen said, netting is probably pointless given the sick snow geese in your area. The reason authorities are saying to get flocks “undercover” is because the droppings from birds flying over an open air pen can transmit AI. The birds don’t have to come into direct contact with your...

Hoping no one finds out. :oops:

I didn’t have chickens in 2015 but had a friend who’d just started her first backyard flock. She mentioned the registration thing and the fact that she and her other chicken-keeping friends were too afraid to register. Didn’t totally understand it then, but I do now!

https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/qa-with-the-nc-state-vet-on-avian-influenza/ I found some very specific answers — from the NC 2015 HPAI outbreak — to questions like the above. I realize it’s dated info, but it gives a glimpse of how the NCDA carries out surveillance, that there are always...

We have families of hawks all around us, and I had one do this same thing. He can window shop all he wants but he ain’t gettin in!! 😡. Fortunately we also have crows that chase them off. Hope your rooster’s doing ok.

This is from The HPAI Response Plan:The Red Book https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/downloads/hpai_response_plan.pdf It shows a sample stamping out zones, with a scale in miles and km. This is a sample plan but should give you an idea of distances for the...

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/sa_detections_by_states/hpai-2014-2015-confirmed-detections This was the 2015 HPAI outbreak. If I’m reading it correctly, first detection was 3/9/15, last was 6/6/15. I also keep wondering if the USDA will...

Glad there are no more instances so far, but I’m doing the same.

https://www.ncagr.gov/avianflu/newsroom.htm 2/25/22 Update Excerpt: “Although the number of cases of HPAI in wild waterfowl is unchanged in North Carolina this week it is not an indication that HPAI is no longer a serious threat,” said State Veterinarian Mike Martin. “USDA has focused its wild...

Thanks for all the shared knowledge @U_Stormcrow and @HeatherKellyB. I need to correct my source for the "25 days" mentioned in my post. Below is a link to 2/15/22 comments from State Veterinarian Mike Martin, in SFN Today, which included this comment: "We strongly encourage all poultry...

I’m in the NC Piedmont Triad and trying to figure all this out too (been following this thread from the beginning and have learned a lot but, still wonder): The flyways are 2-way, right? We’re in the northbound phase now, so I assume in the fall we’ll enter the southbound phase. Add to that...