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Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiency

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Backyard chickens can be vectors for bird flu.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Florida is just one giant super spreader event, so this checks out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Man, cue the memory of that huge beach party they had during COVID...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I hope people plan to keep them indoors otherwise they will just catch it from a passing sparrow or other animals that have been shown to carry it, like cats. Once it jumps to dogs we're all fucked because dogs like to chase birds and dogs live in very close proximity to humans.