Martin is among Vancouver’s urban poultry enthusiasts who are taking care to keep their flocks safe and healthy as deadly ...

A first-time detection of a specific strain of bird flu (H5N1) has been made in a backyard poultry farm in Yolo County, according to Yolo County officials. H5N1 has been detected in wild birds within ...

Since the pandemic, and more recently the rise of the avian flu, more Americans are turning to raising chickens in their ...

Avian influenza, H5N1, had been detected in wild birds in Yolo County since 2022 but never before in a backyard poultry flock, according to a Thursday news release from county officials. Two people ...

Guidelines from the USDA recommend owners of backyard flocks prevent the spread of bird flu by doing things like restricting ...

Pinder Rehal, a City of Vancouver spokesperson, said bird flu represents a “real and present risk” to backyard chickens, although no infections have yet been recorded among the city’s 184 ...

Lori Lomoro from Blandford Nature Center says there's no need to panic. However, those who have backyard chicken coops or ...

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

The township is going ahead with its backyard chicken bylaw despite biohazard concerns from some local groups.

VANCOUVER - 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 ...