Bird Flu has struck near my area!!!!!!

It's in the newspapers for the past 2 days.... Hundreds of chickens are dead and the area affected is like 2.5km from my home..... will it be fatal to my birds? I keep my parrots all indoors and a pair for chickens and ducks outdoors..... Recently some authorities have gone house-to-house in the affected area and confisticate quite a number of chickens, ducks and pet birds..... this is making me so worried now.

Goosh!

2.5km is very near. Just hope for the best now.

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Are you still keeping your ducks and chickens outdoors? I hope you will "get rid" of them as I am certain more checks will be made and they might even confiscate your parrot collection.

News today said that the chicken culling had stopped and they will do frequent checks of areas around 10km. This means still not safe but at least they stopped the culling. 800 chickens were culled today.

They are still outdoors but in a special enclosure that is walled up so people can't really see them but may hear the roosters crowing. Sigh.... now dunno how, so hard to let the ducks and chickens go.

I suppose it should be safe as you have isolated them from wild birds. Furthermore, they are segregated from your parrots. It is close contact or exposure to diseased wild birds which is the problem. You can certainly shut a person up but you can't really stop the rooster from crowing, can you? Hahahaha......I am sure many of the forummers here are wishing all the best for you. Ciao.

Hi Crazymouse,

Don't worry. As far as I am concern, at the moment, culling will be on the first 1 KM only. The 10 Km radius is only for monitoring...


However, every one new case occure, the first 1km will count again

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I agree with Sean, As long as your collection have no connection with other free roaming avian/animal, It should be safe.

Wishing the best for you.

p/s: since your place is very near to the place. If possible, don't visit the effected area. If you have to pass by, wash or change the outfit before you go to your pets.

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Thanks everyone for your advice.

Today's newspaper stated that officers are rounding my area and about 20 chickens have been taken....

My birds and chickens do not come in contact with other roaming chickens. Luckily......

My family taking precaution now. Hope tomorrow would be a fine day.