B.C's chief veterinarian, Dr. Theresa Burns, urged owners of small or backyard flocks to stay vigilant and implement preventive measures, such as keeping their birds' environment clean and dry.

But there’s also the risk of human infection — the first human death from bird ... two Rhode Island red hens and two Ameraucanas. Four hens is the maximum allowed in a Vancouver backyard ...

VANCOUVER — Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside ...

Josh and Holly Hergesheimer, owners of four chickens which live in their backyard in Vancouver ... to make sure other birds don't get too close to their flock of two Rhode Island red hens and ...

But there’s also the risk of human infection – the first human death from bird ... two Rhode Island red hens and two Ameraucanas. Four hens is the maximum allowed in a Vancouver backyard ...