BC Chicken Newsletter for November 3, 2025.

Welcome to your November 3, 2025

Issue of the Newsletter

It has been a hard few weeks, with the complications that coincide with the wild bird migration season and the spread of HPAI.

Take care of yourself and your community.

If you or someone you know is feeling the strain, please make mental health a priority. For starters, AgSafe has published helpful resources online.

~ Lest we forget.~

This Remembrance Day, we wish you a meaningful day honouring sacrifices and the pursuit of peace.

NOTICE:

The BCCMB office will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Remembrance Day.

Thank You and Congrats!

The annual Grower Satisfaction Survey is now complete (hosted by the BC Council of Marketing Boards). Thank you to the many growers who sent in valuable feedback! And congratulations to four growers whose names were drawn to receive gift cards for participating!

2026 BC Poultry Conference

SAVE-THE-DATE

The sixth annual BC Poultry Conference is open for registration! Check out the program highlights, keynote speakers, sponsors, and more. Register today!

Visit BC Poultry Conference

Speak Up! Training for You

The BC Agriculture Council is pleased to offer BC chicken growers exclusive early-bird access to register. The Speak Up! workshop will empower you speak transparently and authentically about our industry, it's challenges, and how we produce quality food in Canada.

Speak Up!

Friday, November 14 - 9:00am-1:00pm

Comfort Inn & Suites (8255 166 St), Surrey

$40+GST, includes lunch and snacks

Secure your spot to learn how to share your story well, get a look into consumer perspectives, and master speaking to misunderstood topics like GMOs, antibiotics, pest control, and more.

Supported by Metro Vancouver's Agriculture Awareness Grants.

HPAI Outbreak in BC

ALERT

Since the first confirmed HPAI-Infected Premise on October 13, as of November 2, BC has 15 Infected Premises across the province, mostly in the Fraser Valley. The now permanent Primary Control Zones (PCZ) are proving effective and have helped guide a smoother response.

PCZs 2 through 10 are activated. Thank you for supporting these protocols.

Destruction teams are mobilized, in an attempt to stomp out infection.

Updates on HPAI cases and response are rolling out via email.

Temporary Measure for Chick Placement

MEMO - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

While HPAI remains in BC, several critical policies apply to those directly impacted by HPAI infection. Growers remain responsible for arranging barns or quota leases—in coordination with their hatchery.

Read Chick Placement Memo

Extreme Weather Preparedness Funding

UPDATE & APPLICATIONS OPEN

The IAF is happy to share that Extreme Weather Preparedness (EWP) is now a member of the Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) family. The EWP provides cost-share funding—up to $50,000—to increase the resiliency of existing farming infrastructure for extreme weather events.

Applications for the BMP: EWP category opened October 1.

Don’t delay applying – application is open until funding is fully committed.

For details on the EWP or future BMP funding opportunities, sign up for the e-newsletter or book a call through its webpage.

Read More about EWP

Rules of the Roost:

Best Practice on your Broiler Farm

Rat & Mice Control

UPDATED FACT SHEET

The BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food has updated its rat and mice control fact sheet, providing information on species, risks, and control methods. The ministry is exploring the potential link between rodents and HPAI transmission.

Prioritizing control of rodents is a biosecurity measure is important during this period of elevated risk.

Read Rat & Mice Control Sheet

Period A-201

March 8 – May 2,

2026

CFC Sets Allocation:

Wednesday December 3, 2025

Deadline to submit quota transfer papers: Friday November 21, 2025

Deadline to submit grower allocation paperwork: Friday November 28, 2025

Broiler Quota Ads

For Sale:

106 acre Broiler farm on quiet dead-end road in Armstrong, BC:

- 90 useable acres currently planted in wheat

- 73,000 kg of mainstream broiler quota

-capacity for 94,275kg in 3 separate barns

- Large machine shed, workshop, horse barn, and multiple-purpose building

- Beautiful >4,000sq ft home with swimming pool.

Please contact Bud for more info: 250-549-0890.

For Sale:

Interior quota. 20,000 birds available. Call Bud: 250-549-0890.

For Sale:

Island quota for sale at $80/bird. 17,233 birds (33,243 kgs) available.

Call for more info: 250-863-6734.