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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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Thank you! I’m not sure how to track local backyard outbreaks with the communication freeze. The only numbers I’m getting are from Game Commission regarding waterfowl. 
With the news of avian flu clade now being found in dairy cattle milk in Nevada, it’s only a matter of time. Apparently it could be the European starlings nesting in barns, who pick it up from water fowl. But that is the clade that carries the bigger fatality rate. 
Anyway. I personally wouldn’t buy from backyard flocks due to potential contamination. 
Find an alternative to eggs. [/quote]

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