FSM 347: Backyard Poultry: Ensuring Your Health and the Health of Your Flock

Transcript [Music] This is Susie Craig. Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Backyard chickens are often central to family life and your food budget. With the ongoing outbreak of bird flu, however, consumers have important responsibilities protecting birds, their families, and potential spread to commercial flocks. There have been confirmed cases of bird flu in backyard flocks, likely spread to your flock by wild birds. Learn what it takes to raise poultry successfully and safely. Search online for Defend the Flock Resource Center from the United States Department of Agriculture. Resources are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic. They include checklists for your backyard coop, tips to keep your flock healthy, and checklists to protect your flock against wild birds, rodents, and insects. From Washington State University Extension, I’m Susie Craig. [Music] Resources United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Defend the Flock Resource Center. https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/media/pdfs/2024/07/DFWED_Backyard-Flock-Checklist_508.pdf. Accessed online 6/28/25.