The largest outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. history has driven up egg prices and raised concerns about a human pandemic, though C.D.C. experts say the risk of that is low.
Tag: Chickens
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Rescuing Farm Animals From Cruelty Should Be Legal
Were two chickens stolen, or saved from an inhumane slaughterhouse?
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Egg Shortages Are Driving Demand for Raise-at-Home Chickens
People are snapping up chickens that are “heavy layers” in response to egg inflation. The chick situation holds lessons about the broader economy.
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Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds?
The long tradition of American game-fowl breeding has produced some of the world’s most coveted roosters.
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Egg Shortages and Price Increases Caused in Part by Bird Flu Outbreak
An avian flu outbreak and increasing costs of fuel, feed and packaging have contributed to an egg supply shortage and high prices in some parts of the country.