Indiana Farms Quarantined Due to Bird Flu Detection

Three more Indiana farms have been quarantined due to the detection of avian influenza among birds, according to the State Board of Animal Health. This brings the total number of affected farms in 2025 to 12.

Bird farms within a 12-mile radius of two of the newly quarantined sites are under surveillance for any potential spread of bird flu.

One of the quarantined farms is located in Jay County, east central Indiana, and houses 18,850 turkeys. Nearby farms in Adams and Jay counties are being monitored.

Another quarantined farm is a commercial duck breeder with 3,846 birds in LaGrange County, northeastern Indiana. Farms in Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, and St. Joseph counties are also under surveillance.

The third quarantined farm is a “mixed-species hobby flock” with 90 birds in Jasper County, northwest Indiana.

So far this month, three farms have been depopulated due to the outbreak, affecting a total of 15,529 birds. This includes two commercial egg layer farms in Jay County and one non-commercial flock in Randolph County.

Last month, a major outbreak occurred on a farm in Jackson County, leading to the deaths or culling of 2.8 million chickens to prevent the spread of the flu.

The Indiana Board of Animal Health also reports that two farms that had previously been affected by bird flu are being allowed to restock.