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