According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bird flu has a 90% to 100% mortality rate in chickens, causing a ...

This includes 12 newly reported outbreaks in seven countries — Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and ...

The Ohio State University Extension School offers an online course for homeowners navigating poultry care in their backyards.

With the rising cost of eggs, more people are considering raising backyard chickens for fresh, homegrown eggs. However, ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the ...

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture reports it has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken flock in Stutsman County from the ...

For the first time in over a month, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health has detected highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Stutsman County has had a positive case of such disease this past month in a backyard flock. This highly contagious viral ...

Statewide, more than 8 million egg-laying chickens, turkeys and ducks have been destroyed in Indiana so far this year due to ...

Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard chickens.

The best defense against HPAI is having a biosecurity plan in place. “As a dairy or poultry owner, it is your job to create a line of separation between your clean animals and the potential unclean ...