Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer

Episode 978. SPECIAL BROADCAST! Today, I welcome Dr. Mark Davidson, Western Region Director with USDA-APHIS to discuss the recent discovery of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 in a backyard chicken/guinea flock on Oregon. I will also welcome Dr. Maurice Pitesky, Dr. Brigid McCrea, and Peter Brown, aka The Chicken Doctor to discuss the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention aspects of this disease. Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer® is a nationally broadcast web radio show all about keeping backyard poultry, show poultry, and living a self-sufficiant lifestyle. Each week, the Chicken Whisperer®, Editor In Chief of, Chicken Whisperer Magazine, Author of, The Chicken Whisperer's Guide To Keeping Chickens, and National Spokesperson for the USDA-APHIS Biosecurity for Birds Program, welcomes experts in their field from around the country to share their knowledge about backyard poultry, show poultry, and living a self-sufficiant lifestyle. Special guests include, poultry scientist and professor, Dr. Brigid McCrea, Ph.D., Peter Brown, aka The Chicken Doctor, Alexandra Douglas, aka The Quail Lady, Jeannette Beranger, with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Richard Freudenberger, Publisher of Back Home Magazine, Traci Kennebeck, with Purple Lotus Essential Oils,  as well as FFA members, 4-H members, poultry club members, and the who's who in the backyard poultry, show poultry, and self-sufficiant lifestyle industries. The Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer® web radio show has given away more chicken coops, and chicken related prizes than anyone else on the planet! Tune in to learn more about your backyard chickens from the experts!