Bird flu devastates 7.4 million Pennsylvania chickens in a month

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2. I knew it was coming because the past couple weeks, NJ reported THOUSANDS of dead Canada geesse

They expect it was due to a 2 week period of bitter cold in the PA/NJ/DE area, forcing wild birds to congregate much more closely on frozen rivers/ponds, and thus helping to spread the disease. The Canada geese tend to hang around here during winter, so not much "normal" migration during warm winters. But this winter was a shock, and they apparently got caught not leaving in time.

So it was only a matter of time for this to happen to the domesticated birds.

And ironically, I was just at the supermarket yesterday morning and snagged a sale of 30 eggs for $3.99, lower than the lowest that I had taken advantage of back in late summer 2024, when there was a sale for $4.99 for 30.

But in between this period, eggs were running $6.99 - $7.99 a dozen around here.