Bird Flu 2022

[kme3388]

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to tell everyone to be careful with their feathered friends with the bird flu going around. I've came across a few sad articles about bald eagles dying from this.

I am not sure who does, or doesn't bring their parrots outside. I just don't want anyone to lose their feathered friend due to this flu.

 

[HeatherG]

Hi: I just talked about this under the Quaker forum, the thread entitled : dingleberry. Took my clipped bird outside on a rare warm day and he was startled and flew; landed on the ground 10 ft away.

It wasn’t near a bird feeder or anywhere I’ve seen hardly any birds, so I’m just not going to worry about this incident, but I think we won’t be going outside in the near future. It’s too bad; it’s finally warm out after 6 months of cold.

 

[kme3388]

Hi: I just talked about this under the Quaker forum, the thread entitled : dingleberry. Took my clipped bird outside on a rare warm day and he was startled and flew; landed on the ground 10 ft away.

It wasn’t near a bird feeder or anywhere I’ve seen hardly any birds, so I’m just not going to worry about this incident, but I think we won’t be going outside in the near future. It’s too bad; it’s finally warm out after 6 months of cold.

I am in Minnesota, and the bird flu is here. My vet warned me a few months ago. I've came across articles, and it's been on the news. It's incredibly sad. I was planning on attaching a bunch of information below for those of us in the United States that will be affected by this so far.

 

[kme3388]

Here is a mass email that Bird Tricks sent out to people to educate about the bird flu, and how to protect our feathered friends. I just screenshotted the email. I'll also add the links below as well encase someone wants to do more additional reading.

 

[HeatherG]

I expect the bird flu is in MN. I went to grad school there and the turkey industry is very big there. All those birds packed together in dirty conditions make disease spread likely. I’m now living near MN but not in the state. Bet it’s here, too. I’ve been getting warning emails from Audubon and should talk with my dad about cleaning or stopping his bird feeders.

I am not REALLY concerned about Willow’s brief contact with the pavement outside but I will surely be watching him and perhaps I will not let my neighbors pet him unless they know him already and they wash their hands.

Your link talks about covering bird cages outside and not putting them under trees where there may be birds. That’s to keep poops from wild birds out of your bird’s cage. A wet poop would definitely be a concern and I’m sure could have loads of flu virus. But this is why pet birds shouldn’t have contact with outside birds, anyhow. Lots of diseases and parasites go through wild bird populations and are spread far by migration. When your pet bird is inside your home, it’s pretty safe from those illnesses. When I had outside bird feeders, I was always careful to wash and change outdoor clothing after filling feeders.

 

[kme3388]

More on the Bird Flu here are some links below, and a video


https://www.thesprucepets.com/avian...m=Email&utm_campaign=6260e95d43a8aa62c16bc05f

https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-...m=Email&utm_campaign=6260e95d43a8aa62c16bc05f

 

[kme3388]

I expect the bird flu is in MN. I went to grad school there and the turkey industry is very big there. All those birds packed together in dirty conditions make disease spread likely. I’m now living near MN but not in the state. Bet it’s here, too. I’ve been getting warning emails from Audubon and should talk with my dad about cleaning or stopping his bird feeders.

I am not REALLY concerned about Willow’s brief contact with the pavement outside but I will surely be watching him and perhaps I will not let my neighbors pet him unless they know him already and they wash their hands.

I am glad that Willow will be ok. It will be a tough summer if we can't have our parrots outside. I know Nico will have temper tantrums. He's already started. Luckily if I put his stand in the window where he can sit in the sun it's still making him happy. I'm not sure how long that will last.

I am just hoping this will pass. I was hoping my vet would be wrong when she warned me. I used to live in Wabasha/Kellogg, and I loved watching the bald eagles. They are incredible. It's sad that they are dying from the bird flu already.

 

[HeatherG]

My dad lives near the upper peninsula and has eagles, hawks, and ospreys visiting his pond as well as a pair of swans and at least a pair of Canada geese. He will be disappointed if he can’t feed the birds on his porch, but I think he will listen.

 

[ravvlet]

Hey, I'm not sure if you saw but there is already a thread about the avian flu breakout with lots of good info over here: https://www.parrotforums.com/threads/avian-flu-raises-its-ugly-head-in-eastern-us.92957/

 

[kme3388]

Hey, I'm not sure if you saw but there is already a thread about the avian flu breakout with lots of good info over here: https://www.parrotforums.com/threads/avian-flu-raises-its-ugly-head-in-eastern-us.92957/

I didn’t catch that. Thank you for sending that link!!!! I am really worried about my parrots.

 

[ravvlet]

I didn’t catch that. Thank you for sending that link!!!! I am really worried about my parrots.

Me too! But this has happened before and if we are careful they’ll be safe! It is very rare for parrots to get it!

 

[HeatherG]

Me too! But this has happened before and if we are careful they’ll be safe! It is very rare for parrots to get it!

It’s mostly important either not to feed wild birds or to wash very well after feeding, and not to being wild birds into the house.

 

[Laurasea]

more worrisome

Bird flu kills hundreds of black vultures at Georgia sanctuary, officials say

Officials said they were told Saturday that initial tests indicated the black vultures that roost at Noah’s Ark had died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Cottonoid]

Oh no

 

[SailBoat]

This years outbreaks occurred prior to the migrations which implied that the Virus had over-wintered in hot spots, as occurred in Western Europe. So those States should take greater care and work to assure that those areas are cleaned of the Virus. The Virus had moved further North with the completion of the Spring migration. The fact that areas in Southern and Central North America are having outbreaks imply that they are active areas that have or will develop into hot spots.

The Document provided in this Thread will help greatly in limiting or minimizing Bird Flu near you. Fail to follow it and one is inviting it especially feeding the wild birds. It may help to say that by limiting or eliminating feeding will help assure they will be around in the future.

NOTE: Wet Poop is a transfer means. But the Virus is also known to transfer in molted feathers and dry Poop that has powdered!! Areas of active Virus outbreaks in your area should be taken very seriously.

 

[Laurasea]

I pulled my wild burd feeder. As I'm not going to bleach them every day. But because I have bern feeding them for years ...im going to throw out seed on the ground every few days . We have big storms come through nearly everyday so hope nature helps.

I do bleach my burd bath every couple of days

 

[Laurasea]

h1n1 is rare fir people to catch and is caught directly from birds. People working with chickens and such are more at risk.

Only a handful of cases worldwide in people. But is very fatal in people.

So we all do want to be cautious.......we don't need this mutating and becoming a disease that can spread from person to person ....

 

[Laurasea]

This is older information, not referencing current

The Bird Flu: A New Emerging Pandemic Threat And Its Pharmacological Intervention

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses, which are of different types A, B and C. Type A avian influenza viruses are the most frequently associated with avian influenza epidemics and pandemics. There are 16 hemagglutinin (H1 to H16) ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Cottonoid]

Minnesota had a "steep decline" in avian flu in May so as of now the DNR is allowing waterfowl hunting this fall. I don't currently have waterfowl or foxes in my neighborhood, and to my knowledge we haven't had positive passerines/songbirds here so far, so my neighbors and I have left our feeders up. I check the Minnesota Dept of Agriculture and the DNR every week or so to check progress. I clean feeders/bird baths with soap and bleach or F10 regularly anyway because of algae/mold prevention :/

 

[kme3388]

I wish there was a vaccine! I can’t imagine these viruses are any easier on our birds then they are ourselves