Not if your hippie-dippy neighbors keep them clean . . .
Accordingly . . .
Here's the latest look at local cautions . . .
Over the past few months, bird flu (avian influenza or H5N1) caused egg prices to rise and public health experts to worry. In Kansas, the virus has poultry producers on high alert, especially since the disease was found to infect migrating bird flocks.
Dr. Justin Smith, the Animal Health Commissioner with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, is in charge of the state's bird flu response. He urges farmers to take measures to insulate their flocks from migratory disease vectors like ducks and geese — a practice he calls "biosecurity."
"Maintain a level of separation from the wild bird populations," Smith says. "They are carriers of this virus."
Even by way of Kansas City backyard chicken coops . . .
"Public health officials say bird owners should be careful to clean enclosures and prevent exposure between domestic and wild fowl."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .