• GluWu@lemm.ee
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        6 hours ago

        Nobody is mentioning this when talking about raising fowl. I’ve had chickens and the primary reason I’m not doing that now is because I don’t want primary contact with h5n1. I don’t even know if testing is available and if it is imagine it isn’t cheap. Even if I made a fully enclosed pen so wild birds can’t get to the food or water I’d still worry. And I want my animals to free roam.

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      9 hours ago

      FYI eggs from backyard chickens have a higher level of lead in them. On account of cities being polluted with leaded gasoline for decades. Fun times.