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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This begs the question in Fairfax County - why do they bend over backwards to give zoning exceptions for rich commercial real estate investors to suck every possible penny out of land, but the commoners can't simply save $8/dozen for eggs with a chicken coops in their yard, and can't grow vegetables within 15 feet of front curb.  We need chickens and gardens, food is expensive.  I want to use my land to make the most cash too.  And why can't my neighbor sell cupcakes or egg rolls.  Clown world.[/quote]

As a geneticist, I'd clamp down on that right now (and I've love a coop myself). There have been 11 outbreaks of bird flu in Montgomery County recently from backyard chicken coops. Our concern is that, just like with Covid-19, this avian virus will jump the species barrier given enough opportunities. This is exactly how zoonotic transmission works: by rolling the dice enough times when people start living in close proximity to animals that are viral reservoirs. Most zoonotic events happen in Asia, where human habitation and habits keep them in close contact with wildlife. But given the prevalence of H5N1 in our country, and in backyard poultry, it's not out of the question that the same thing could happen here. There have already been sporadic cases in humans, leading to one death last month in Louisiana. H5N1 has not yet mutated such that it is capable of efficient human to human transmission, like Covid-19 - but it might, if there's enough opportunity.

So... nix the coop for now, please.

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I was just thinking about that. I got free eggs from a buddy of my son's (they have dairy goats and sell goat milk, I don't know if they sell eggs but they have hens)---got about 7 doz and getting to the last of them (none have gone bad yet, and I will use them until they do or are all gone).

But backyard chickens are going to mean more opportunities for the virus to spread, and without the containment and disinfectant protocols large operations use. The LA guy had handled sick birds, not sure if his own chickens or wild birds he found in his yard, [/quote]

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