After millions of chickens in Jefferson County were euthanized last week due to an outbreak of Avian flu, the owner of one Janesville business is taking extra precautions.
MacFarlane Pheasants Owner Bill MacFarlane says he purchased some small farms in Missouri and has moved most of his breeding stock there in an effort to keep them inside and away from migrating ducks and geese.
MacFarlane says he usually has three to five thousand birds outside in netted pens during the breeding season and this year he only has about 1,000 as he’s moved them either inside, or to Missouri.
MacFarlane says news of a sick bird would be devastating as the entire flock would have to be depopulated.
