Ken Pounds has a coop full of turkeys, and with justifiable concerns about bird flu, that’s all he wants in there. No flies if he can help it. Definitely no people who don’t need to be there. And ...

A woodpecker visits the feeder outside Bob Davis' home in South Abington Twp., Lackawanna County. Two tube bird feeders hang off metal hooks on a squirrel-proof pole in Bob Davis’ backyard. A basket ...

It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds ...

Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly ...

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. — A case of bird flu was detected in Butler County last week, and it has local farmers concerned. “It’s concerning because that’s my livelihood,” said David Jones, the owner of ...

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has collected about 400 snow geese that appear to have contracted avian influenza. Here's what you need to know.

A young boy holds his hands into a heart shape in front of the chick enclosure. The Pennsylvania Farm Show welcomes birds for the first time since 2022. While there are no reported commercial or ...

Avian influenza is suspected to have killed hundreds of snow geese found in a Pennsylvania quarry. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said it is coordinating the removal, testing and disposal of the ...

Jan. 3—HARRISBURG — An estimated 200 snow geese discovered in parts of the Lehigh Valley are suspected by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to have died from bird flu. Test results are awaiting ...

BELLEFONTE — Pennsylvania has given $13.5 million to hundreds of farmers over the past three years to help them pay for bird flu testing, recover lost revenue, and implement biosecurity measures.