Bird Flu

[Tee0019]

This might be a dumb question but does anyone know if we should be worried about the Bird Flu as parrot owners?

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

From what I understand, pet parrots are free from Bird flu . If you have chickens, ducks, or geese, that's another matter altogether :O

 

[wrench13]

Right, parrots dont just develop it, it has to be caught from some outside source. Keeping parrots in outdoor aviaries increases that chance. If your parrot is indoors only, very unlikely they will be exposed to the bird flu virus.

 

[SailBoat]

My goal is not to insight fear. But Bird Flu this year is a bit different as it has jumped species to Cattle and as a result a few Humans that have very close contact to specific cattle. NOTE: Milk available from normal sources has been processed correctly and is not a problem. Avoid organic milk in general

The historical concern in the US is during migration seasons, which is Spring and Fall. This year both seasons have been longer than normal. With both having greater effects on their normal target communities: Factory Chicken and Turkey Farms. With the sizable increase in Folks having Home based (also small Farm) chicken and turkey flocks are suffering the largest effects outside of the normal factory farms.

To your question: Should Homes with a single Parrot or a few be on-guard /concerned with Bird Flu? As stated by wrench13 The Bird Flu Virus tends not to target Parrots. "BUT" they can contact it "IF EXPOSED".

To avoid, exposure, keep Parrots inside and not in an outside aviaries . It is important to understand the exposure increases if there is a "HOT SPOT" near your home and/or you are within a migration flight path. THAT ALL STATED: The Fall migration is ending for the vast majority of North America with the exception of the far South ends of those paths. Exposure is dropping rapidly.

 

[Tee0019]

My goal is not to insight fear. But Bird Flu this year is a bit different as it has jumped species to Cattle and as a result a few Humans that have very close contact to specific cattle. NOTE: Milk available from normal sources has been processed correctly and is not a problem. Avoid organic milk in general

The historical concern in the US is during migration seasons, which is Spring and Fall. This year both seasons have been longer than normal. With both having greater effects on their normal target communities: Factory Chicken and Turkey Farms. With the sizable increase in Folks having Home based (also small Farm) chicken and turkey flocks are suffering the largest effects outside of the normal factory farms.

To your question: Should Homes with a single Parrot or a few be on-guard /concerned with Bird Flu? As stated by wrench13 The Bird Flu Virus tends not to target Parrots. "BUT" they can contact it "IF EXPOSED".

To avoid, exposure, keep Parrots inside and not in an outside aviaries . It is important to understand the exposure increases if there is a "HOT SPOT" near your home and/or you are within a migration flight path. THAT ALL STATED: The Fall migration is ending for the vast majority of North America with the exception of the far South ends of those paths. Exposure is dropping rapidly.

I bake bird bread that has eggs in it. Is that okay? Just worried.

 

[wrench13]

I;ve not read anything about transmission thru eggs as a vector. I would guess buying eggs from a FDA certified egg facility would be fine, buying them from the local farmer who happens to sell eggs, not so much.

Another concerning thing is that the virus has been shown to have jumped species to cats too, where it is particularly deadly. For them, dying from bird flu is really painful and horrible.