From growing flock sizes to more backyard producers, Maryland poultry has seen notable changes, a recent survey found. Read ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. State agriculture officials ...

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Jessica Hackett, spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Agriculture, declined to give the exact location, saying the case was detected in a backyard flock of about 40 chickens. Avian flu, ...

A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, prompting state officials to quarantine the affected premises and depopulate the birds to ...

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The entire backyard flock must be depopulated, or euthanized, because the disease is highly contagious. The property is also under quarantine to limit further spread. The bird flu outbreak claimed at ...

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Jonathan Moyle, with the University of Maryland Extension ... depending on the breed of bird a backyard farmer chooses. But Moyle said novice farmers might not be aware that in most cases ...

That said, if you keep backyard chickens or have a cat that spends time outdoors, you should be more watchful – wild birds and small animals can spread the disease. Assuming you’re not ...