Marshalee Hallett wrote:
> As to the bird flu, I`d like to know why on the TV news they show > people (in foreign places) killing offALL the useful fowl (chickens, > ducks, geese) in an area, when in a real epidemic some will survive to > breed,thus making that species stronger. Killing them all off is not > the answer. > > Those killing them off are the producers, not the breeders. That > makes sense for the breeders to try to strengthen the breed, but for > the producers it is a case of cutting their losses, they are trying to > save the healthy birds so they can mature and be slaughtered, or > continue laying eggs. > > They also show people spraying some sort of antibiotic spray stuff > around where the birds arein an attempt to kill off the virus, which > is really weird, as sprays can`t kill viruses.(WE know what can kill > off viruses, don`t we???)I actually do use CS in my birds` water > occasionally. It stopped a die-off a few months ago. (I raise > finches.)Any thoughts??? > > Sounds right to me. > > Marshall > > > > Marshalee
