217 Today: Backyard flock owners try to contain bird flu as infections sweep through the country

217 Today: Backyard flock owners try to contain bird flu as infections sweep through the country

ByFarrah Anderson

Friday, April 8, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Democrats say they’ve struck a budget deal and plan on passing it by the end of the day Friday. The Champaign City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the city’s licensing fees for massage businesses. The Refugee Center continues to help its clients from Afghanistan to settle in…

As bird flu sweeps across U.S. even small, backyard flocks are at risk

As bird flu sweeps across U.S. even small, backyard flocks are at risk

ByHarvest Public Media

In fall 2020, Leah Shaffer ordered four chickens from a Missouri hatchery — a pandemic impulse purchase to get her two children outside, she said. “I wanted them to have a reason to go out basically into the backyard and just have some real life sort of experience with nature instead of just computer time,”…