This article will discuss some of the more common diseases backyard chicken owners may encounter. Here is a breakdown of the diseases that will be covered: Infectious coryza is caused by a bacterial ...

More than 4 million chickens set to be killed An outbreak of bird flu was detected in Iowa on Tuesday in a commercial flock of 4.2 million chickens, according to the state Department of Agriculture.

Chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm in Iowa on Oct. 21, 2015. Iowa agriculture officials said on Oct. 31, 2022, that another commercial egg farm in the state has been infected ...

The infection has also killed bald eagles, foxes, skunks and at least one bear in Colorado. In an Aug. 2 announcement, Colorado state officials said wild birds are not responsible for the current ...

The infection spreads through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing by infected chickens. Even birds that recover from the disease can remain carriers, as can other chickens in the same ...

USDA stats show more than 1 million chickens are infected with bird flu in Minnesota, and in Iowa (160,850 birds) and South Dakota (300,800 birds).

An H5N1 outbreak that recently infected five poultry workers and 1.8 million chickens in northeast Colorado may have been fueled in part by heat wave conditions and slaughtering methods, according ...

Five people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans High temperatures made it hard for workers to use protective gear during culling. Beth Mole – Jul 17, 2024 9:58 AM ...

Yoshi Kawaoka: Yes. So virus-infected chickens have been fed to lions and other large animals, and cats, and they get infected and died in the past.

No chicken has been found to be naturally immune to the H5N1 avian flu strain that’s been spreading across the world; it’s not as if chicken farms could selectively breed for such a trait.