Posted on 01/24/2025 9:00:23 AM PST by Red Badger
Eggs are already going thru thru roof pricewise, now the meat chickens provide will as well............
I really don’t understand this. Is it overkill?
Pathogens like the flu don’t survive in dead organism. Plus, even modest cooking kills them.
I think this is overreaction.
Eggs here are $4+ a dozen.
We have 4 hens so it’s not a big deal for us...........
Dumb question: How is this spreading from one poultry farm to another? Don’t the birds go straight from the farm to the slaughterhouse?
Foul play??
Now the PETA types don’t even have to burn a poultry operation down. They can just arrange to “find” a scary pathogen and shut it all down.
Wild birds. I guess they will instigate a no fly zone over the state. Calling all shotgun owners - implement immediate no fly zones.
CDC site on "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1)" says "Cook poultry, eggs, and beef to a safe internal temperature to kill bacteria and viruses."
Sounds like it's time for a barbecue or other sort of cook out. Use the rolled up newspapers to kindle the fire. Then stop being so afraid....
Probably prudent, at this juncture.
I can live without chicken meat until prices stabilize again, BUT if you’re smart - stock up in the near future if chicken is your thing.
We’ve got bear, elk, home-grown beef, venison, pork, & fish currently in the freezer. Beau just got a gorgeous Bobcat, but we’re not eating it. ;)
We have laying chickens again for eggs. I had a long GAP there between having hens on hand - not letting that happen again, for sure!
Just as you ‘diversify’ in your investments, the way things are these days makes it a smart move to ‘diversify’ and be flexible in your foodstuffs, too. And there’s always subsistence foods like Beans and Rice, Rice and Beans! ;)
Also - if you can, grow or raise or hunt and fish as much of your food as possible.
Chickens are big business in Georgia.
Yep! I can see Fried Chicken in Atlanta going for $10 a piece!.............
Bobcats are like feral cats around here. In cold weather they’ll nest between the houses and the shrubs, they use the storm drains to get across busy streets.
I’m really curious where the 6.2 mile quarantine zone came from. Why 6. TWO? Is that conversion to kilometers? If so, why kilometers? Is this based on something they’re doing in Europe? It just seems odd..
It could be in the chick starter groups they get at each farm from somewhere to raise into fryers, etc..
10km................
Just curious…how would you know if your chickens get infected with this stuff (or anything, for that matter.). Do you feed them any antibiotics?
We are under attack.
The spread through other birds. So, a bird roosts near Farm A, gets infected, and flies to Farm B and drops near those birds.
It doesn’t spread in humans easily. But it is very communicable with other birds.
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