Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Nono Shen
Publication Date: January 16, 2025 - 07:08
Backyard chickens in Vancouver being isolated from wild birds amid H5N1 avian influenza risk
January 16, 2025
Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside their home.But now the seven-year-old Bovan Brown hen is being kept in isolation in her coop, to prevent her coming into contact with wild birds – and H5N1 avian influenza.
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