It’s officially flu season, and humans aren’t the only ones who need to take precautions to avoid getting sick. Bird flu has ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – After detecting bird flu in a flock of backyard chickens in Dukes County, state agricultural officials are urging poultry owners to be vigilant as the virus circulates among wild birds ...

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources said poultry is "highly susceptible" to the bird flu and "suffers extremely high mortality rates." Backyard and commercial poultry owners should ...

Backyard bird feeders bring color and movement to a yard, but they also change how wild birds move around your property. If you keep chickens or other poultry, that extra traffic can quietly raise the ...

A backyard chicken flock in Dukes County tested positive for avian flu. Here’s what officials say and what poultry and pet ...

Public health alerts about bird flu often repeat that the “risk to the general public is low,” which can sound reassuring but ...

North Carolina has confirmed three outbreaks of bird flu so far in 2026. The virus has resulted in the deaths of more than 4 million birds in commercial operations in the state since 2022. So far, no ...

Northeast Indiana lost more than 1 million chickens, ducks and turkeys to bird flu in 2025, according to state data. LaGrange County was the epicenter of avian influenza outbreaks in Indiana last year ...

Can you own a pet chicken in Kentucky? It depends on where you live in the Bluegrass State. While some cities, including Lexington, don't have limits on how many pet chickens someone can own, other ...

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