Tag: HPAI

Why Are the Chickens So Sick?

Commentary As the nation suffers through yet another High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak, questioning the orthodox narrative is more important than ever. At a time when people are screaming about overpopulation and the world’s inability to feed itself, surely we humans need to figure out how to reduce these kinds of losses. Numbers change…


Soaring Egg Prices and the Unprecedented Avian Flu Outbreak

Egg prices have seen a steady increase over the past few years but price spikes have never been this extraordinary until recently. One Twitter user posted that cartons of 18 eggs (not organic or pasture-raised) cost $10 and have anti-theft alarms attached to them. While inflation and supply chain issues play a role in this, the…


New York State Bans Poultry Auctions To Curtail Spread of Avian Flu

New York State has banned the sale of poultry at auctions and swap meets in an effort to contain the spread of avian flu that has resulted in the loss of 10,000 birds so far. On April 15, the state’s department of agriculture and markets issued an order to ban all fowl auctions and “other…