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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 341545" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>There seems to be a trend in today's society to create the worst possible scenario of what COULD happen, be terrified of what COULD happen, and then let this FEAR of what COULD happen dictate a course of action.&nbsp; The Yellowstone cauldron COULD blow up next week, should we evacuate Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, South Dakota, and western ND because it COULD happen??&nbsp; Fear is not a good state of mind to be in when making decisions for the future.&nbsp; Well, if the concern/fear is a mutated virus due to poultry confinement, WHY are free range flocks being destroyed??&nbsp; They are as confined as wild birds.&nbsp; If confinement is the concern, why are the govt. folks recommending poultry flocks to stay indoors to avoid wild birds?&nbsp; Wouldn't that be increasing this confinement pressure mutation possibility that's scaring everyone??&nbsp; This doesn't make any sense to me.&nbsp; This problem was last seen in 2015 or so and will continue to affect domestic poultry into the future as the reservoir of virus is wild birds of all types and can't be controlled.&nbsp; The logical course of action to me would be to breed resistant poultry strains just like cattlemen breed for pink eye resistance, parasite resistance, as well as other conditions.&nbsp; Letting the flu take it's course is the fastest way to identify resistant genetics.&nbsp; From there you can build your resistant flocks.&nbsp; Poultry are FAST breeders with very short generation times.&nbsp; It might not take very long to put this bird flu deal to rest with resistant poultry and thereby saving more of the meat and egg supplies so we shlubs at the grocery store don't have to sell our first born to buy breakfast.&nbsp; Just a thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 341545, member: 314"] There seems to be a trend in today's society to create the worst possible scenario of what COULD happen, be terrified of what COULD happen, and then let this FEAR of what COULD happen dictate a course of action. The Yellowstone cauldron COULD blow up next week, should we evacuate Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, South Dakota, and western ND because it COULD happen?? Fear is not a good state of mind to be in when making decisions for the future. Well, if the concern/fear is a mutated virus due to poultry confinement, WHY are free range flocks being destroyed?? They are as confined as wild birds. If confinement is the concern, why are the govt. folks recommending poultry flocks to stay indoors to avoid wild birds? Wouldn't that be increasing this confinement pressure mutation possibility that's scaring everyone?? This doesn't make any sense to me. This problem was last seen in 2015 or so and will continue to affect domestic poultry into the future as the reservoir of virus is wild birds of all types and can't be controlled. The logical course of action to me would be to breed resistant poultry strains just like cattlemen breed for pink eye resistance, parasite resistance, as well as other conditions. Letting the flu take it's course is the fastest way to identify resistant genetics. From there you can build your resistant flocks. Poultry are FAST breeders with very short generation times. It might not take very long to put this bird flu deal to rest with resistant poultry and thereby saving more of the meat and egg supplies so we shlubs at the grocery store don't have to sell our first born to buy breakfast. Just a thought. [/QUOTE]

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