CALDWELL, ID - A Treasure Valley game producer found a strain of bird flu in two of his birds, and now the Idaho Department of Agriculture has quarantined the area.

The strain is not deadly to humans in its current form and the birds in question aren't even in the food channels.

But the Department of Agriculture is not taking any chances and it is looking to rid the area of the disease by next week.

Tests show only two birds out of thousands owned by Northwest Gamebirds in Caldwell are confirmed to have a form of Avian Influenza that is not harmful to humans.

"They provide birds for sporting events (and) hunting dog field trials,” State Veterinarian Dr. Bill Barton said. “They do not sell birds into the food channels. None of their birds are consumed.”

The results that came back last Friday only tested three birds, and the Department of Agriculture fears the disease goes beyond just two pheasants.

"Further testing is being completed of birds from within the flock so that we can actually determine the extent of the infection," Barton said.

The Department of Agriculture immediately quarantined the farm. Now they’re trying to figure out how the strain got there.

"It's certainly very possible that a wild bird that was harboring the virus could have flown over, or even roosted on the tops of the netting on one of the pens, and deposited fecal material inside the pen, and that could lead to a route of infection," Barton said.

The investigation into how widespread the disease is should be completed early next week, that's when clean up will begin.

"We've got to deal with the soil, with any man made objects, hutches, crates, fencing material, all of those things so it's going to be a process that's going to take a little bit of time," Barton said. "The owners have been extremely cooperative and really proactive in trying to prevent an incident like this."

Any of the birds found to carry the disease will be killed to prevent it from spreading.

Once clean up is done, Barton says the business can then operate once again.

As part of the quarantine the Department of Agriculture set up a three kilometer perimeter and will check surrounding bird farms to see if it spread outside of this location.