Take THAT, probably-raccoon my daughter has named Phyllis!

#BackyardFlock

Confirmed.

Some fox/cat/raccoon/weasel out there definitely discovered our birds and is trying to get the smaller ones as soon as it's really dark.

Yay.

I don't have any *affection* for these birds - they're convenient livestock that fit with our lifestyle.

But I was still outside in bare feet & PJs with a baseball bat like an idiot ~30 seconds after I heard the clamor.

#BackyardFlock

I get that #LA is being LA again, and spearheading something we all should be a part of, but this first weekend of summer vacation was really busy around here.

Saturday's pride festival was fine, the girls got swag and we saw folks we don't see often enough.

#Google tried to delete another account I'd automated a thing with, and consequently forgotten about. (Oops!)

We lost three young birds over only two nights, & therefore need to change some things.

#PXVPride
#BackyardFlock
#Monday

This feels like a million bucks!

Or ~$55 🫠

#ChickenEggs #BackyardFlock

Two people in US hospitalized with bird flu, #CDC reports

#Wyoming woman still in hospital while #Ohio man released after facing ‘#respiratory and #NonRespiratory symptoms’

"Both patients experienced 'respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms', the report said, without detailing those symptoms.

Melody Schreiber
Mon 24 Feb 2025

"An 'older' woman from Platte county, Wyoming, was hospitalized in another state, according to a statement from the Wyoming department of health. She 'has health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to illness', the statement says.

"The woman was exposed to #poultry in a #BackyardFlock that tested positive for H5N1, the CDC report said, adding that she remained hospitalized at the time of the report.

"A man in Mercer county, Ohio, was infected while depopulating, or killing, H5N1-positive poultry at a commercial facility, according to a statement from the Ohio department of health.

"The man has been discharged from the hospital 'and is now recovering at home', the CDC report said."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/24/bird-flu-hospitalizations-wyoming-ohio
#HPAINews #HPAI #BirdFlu #H5N1 #AvianInfluenza