Cameron Hollis
6 minutes ago
Not to be an alarmist..... Avian Influenza is still affecting wild and domestic birds. I, completely ignorant to the fact wild birds were affected handled a gosling I thought had a leg injury with no gloves, eye protection, or a mask. After driving an hour with the little thing riding shotgun in the truck I passed it to the care of the wildlife hospital. I received a call the next morning to say the poor died shortly after our arrival. They believed it likely had the highly transmissible strain of the virus. I immediately began a 10 day quarantine. On day three I developed flu like symptoms with a very mild intermittent fever. During those ten day we lost over 100 geese. It took two weeks for the test results for the gosling to came back; positive. At which time the health authorities arrived to test me the same day. By this time I was over whatever infection I had... More likely Covid. Anyhow .... Avian Flu has roughly a 50% mortality rate in humans. Because so few have contracted the virus there is not enough data to nail down just how adversely Avian Flu affects humans.
The short of this comment; Do not so as I did. Only handle wildlife while wearing adequate protection; gloves, eye protection, and a mask. If you notice any birds with nasal discharge, struggling to walk, shaking their head (trying to clear nasal passages), appears confused, suffering from cognitive decline, discolored and runny bowel discharge, or shivering they must be immediately separated from the others. A sick bird must be culled. Particularly birds with late stage symptoms (shivering, seizures, and sever cognitive/motor decline). Trying to care for a sick bird in an enclosed space will put anyone going in and out of the space to look after the bird (feeding, watering, changing bedding, and cleaning up after them) at unnecessary risk due to the mortality being as high as 85% for birds.
Super happy you all found the old live wire before tragedy struck. Wow. I would certainly call the electrician back to explain that error. I would also be checking every junction and breaker panel to look for more possible errors. That is scary.
Cheers!
Deanya Schempp
15 minutes ago
I can't watch you stressing the birds out for you tube or your own amusement. They should have a coop to start with. Our peacocks stayed in the loft of our barn. Please stop bothering the animals more than you have to. Get them a safe space to start with, or move them with as little fuss as possible.
