I'm fairly new to chicken keeping and am a bit concerned about info I am just reading regarding Avian flu.
Our birds are in a fenced off run but our neighbours have free range ones who do come into our garden, though they can't get into the run. I've asked them to keep their birds in their own garden for now though.
The info I have read says that domestic chicken keepers need to stop feeding wild birds. We have bird feeders but they are in a completely separate part of the garden and it seems to me that the birds that normally feed here are more likely to go into the chicken enclosure for feed if their usual feeders are empty. Is it reasonable to keep the feeders if they are a good distance apart?
Also, the advice mentions cleaning shoes before and after entering the chicken run, but not with what. Is soap and water ok or is some specific chemical needed? Honestly, you'd think that 2020 had enough viruses by now. I've got a self isolating child in the house and now this! At least we dont have to make the chickens keep 2m apart!!