Denmark Hen Alliance

03/18/2025

Tomorrow at 10 AM public hearing on Assembly bill 42 allowing hens in all municipalities state wide! Thank you Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Goeben, Miresse, Piwowarczyk, Stroud and Wichgers for bringing this forward!

Representative Shae Sortwell is our representative here in Denmark WI.

03/13/2025

Next Wednesday, March 19, the Assembly Local Government Committee willll hold a hearing in the state wide Chicken bill introduced by represwntative Shae Sortwell.

The committee starts at 10am and will be in room 328 NW at the Capitol in Madison.

An article about the bill by WPR is linked here.

Wisconsin legislators are looking to supersede a patchwork of local laws around owning backyard chickens. Right now, municipalities decide their own rules. Madison allows flocks of up to eight hens, […]

02/25/2025

Denmark’s own Tom & Nancy Kellner of Kellner’s Back Acre interview with local channel 26 News on how the bird flue is affecting our local businesses.

Kellner Back Acre Garden sells eggs to Patty and Pablo's Restaurant. They both say they feel pressure from rising egg costs around the poultry industry.

02/25/2025

An interviewee on the Benefits of local hen keeping by locall hen keeper Melissa Wagner Trepanier!

Egg prices in the United States are high, averaging over $7 for a dozen. This has many consumers looking for a cheaper way to get their eggs.

02/07/2025

We're reaching out on behalf of the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition, National, Young Farmers Coalition, and Not Our Farm to share a quick survey about how farmers, farmworkers, and the general public are currently thinking about
bird flu (a.k.a. H5N1, HPAI, avian influenza).

In response to the recent rapid increase in bird flu cases in poultry,
cattle, and humans across the world, and especially in the United States, a group of folks from Young Farmers https://www.youngfarmers.org/ and Not our Farm https://www.notourfarm.org/ are working to compile resources for farmers and farmworkers to keep ourselves, our animals, and our communities safe from the threat of infection and its cascading effects.

To help inform these resources, we are asking farmers, farmworkers, and the general public about their experiences and understanding of bird flu.

Anyone is welcome to complete the survey, which is available in both English and Spanish. Responses to the survey will be used to help guide the creation of:

- A public information session on bird flu,
- Resources to learn more and reference as the situation develops, and
- PPE distribution program for farmworkers.

You can complete the survey here
The survey takes approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Elston at
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

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01/14/2025

Over the next few weeks, the Denmark Hen Alliance will be working with experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Animal & Dairy sciences, local 4H Poultry Leaders, as well as various experts / officials to review the impact of the current H5 Bird flu virus circulating in parts of the USA.

Though we have a proposed replacement for the current Village of Denmark Hen Ordinance § 111-10 https://ecode360.com/31738441 #32579337 that would address many of the holes in the current rule we believe that now is not the time to push for this.

Potentially adding new & inexperienced hen keepers to a relatively dense area like the Village of Denmark who will have difficulty with Defend The Flock measures would be irresponsible timing. Especially with an upcoming spring that may allow carrier birds such as sparrows to carry the virus around.

Please join us as we share information on the bird flu along with proper mitigation techniques that many of our experienced hen keepers are taking to defend their flocks and their neighbors. That way, when it is time for you to flap on into your own hentastic journey, you are prepared to be a responsible Hen Keeper to your birds and your community.

The Resource Center provides checklists for each of the NPIP biosecurity principles in multiple languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Arabic. Download them and share with your personnel, friends, and family.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/defend-the-flock/resources

12/14/2024

Whoa! Serious turnout today at the FREE Supporting Aging & Caregivers Luncheon pit on by Denmark Connects!

06/19/2024

Thank you to a Denmark Highschool Graduate for the hand made crocheted chicken hats!

Our flock is feeling like a fundraiser idea has been laid and is incubating for the Denmark Hen Alliance!