Are your backyard chickens safe from bird flu? Find out how it spreads, ways to prevent it, and key signs to monitor.

Bird flu can lead to the death or serious illness of entire poultry flocks, as the virus spreads through contact.

For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus was rapidly sweeping through hundreds of herds of dairy cattle and ...

It's become more popular in the last few years for people who don't farm to keep flocks of chickens in their back yards; many put up signs to sell any extra eggs. But avian flu has sickened birds in ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Department of Agriculture is warning poultry farmers to watch out for bird flu. The bird flu ravaged flocks across the country last Spring, and one person in ...

Eastern WA commercial poultry operation confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza. State agencies warn migrating waterfowl increase infection risk for backyard, commercial flocks. Authorities advise ...

A commercial poultry flock in Jefferson County was infected with bird flu, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. DATCP and animal health officials from ...

A Georgia chicken producer is working to stop the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, after becoming the third commercial operation in the state to ...

PHOENIX — Hickman's Family Farms confirms dozens of layoffs in their company after having lost '[their] entire West Valley flock of hens.' Officials say 85 layoffs are expected with Hickman's Family ...

For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus was rapidly sweeping through hundreds of herds of dairy cattle and ...