More backyard chickens and geese fall victim to bird flu in Ohio

 

Headline:  Ravenna Record-Courier, 3/11/2025

Diane Smith reports:

Bryan Levin of the Ohio Department of Agriculture said a flock of 40 chickens, ducks and geese tested positive for avian flu. Of those, 29 were "depopulated," or euthanized to prevent the spread of the disease, and another 11 died on their own, Levin said.

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