02-12-2025, 11:54 PM
vision63 wrote:
[quote=pdq]
I would guess that finding out one of your flock has the bird flu (requiring destruction of the entire flock) is probably not welcome news to most egg or chicken producers.
And honestly, I think acceptance of basic hygienic practices has been driven down these past few years. Better to ignore those smarty-pants experts and hope for the best. /sarc
Maybe re-cage the chickens.
That just helps the virus spread faster as the chickens are in closer confinement.
Part of the impact the avian flu is having on the egg market price is that production has become highly concentrated. As of 2023 less than 200 companies in the US with more than 75,000 hens each provide over 95% of the eggs. So one flock gets infected and culled, it takes months to raise new hens to replace them.