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H5N1 Avian Flu aka. HPAI
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The egg prices thing is a ploy. They've been one of the most profitable industries as of late.
Jesus. Do you even read the news? The news of the past several years?
This is the new normal. Factory farming gives us cheap eggs, but leads to massive culling operations as a result of bird flu. They culled 100,000,000 birds last time. That's a 1 with 8 zeroes.
Don't like it? Raise your own damned birds. We're starting in the next month or two. Adult layers are $10-$30 each on Craigslist, chicks are stupid cheap.
I already do.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/03/29/countrys-largest-egg-producer-saw-profits-surge-718-amid-shortage/
The industry saw profits rise 700% due to "shortages". They see this as an opportunity to raise it further.
How do you protect you birds from birdflu?
I buy more of them when they die. Killing them because they have bird flu destroys their ability to adapt and combat that strain. Ones that don't die aren't completely immune from it, but they're pretty close.
And you’re not worried to get infected?
No? H5N1 is rarely transmissible to humans. The biggest fear is a mutation that allows human-to-human transmission.