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They put the announcement of 400 workers laid off from Herbruck's as: "Herbruck's Poultry Ranch culls 400 workers in mass layoff after farms hit with bird flu" Did they think they were being funny? On the local news, the said that Herbruck's supplies most of the eggs to the McDonald's...

This is from the Michigan thread, but I thought it was good info to pass along.

https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/media/HPAI-Risk-Reduction-Response-Order.pdf?rev=d7a8d5bba77341c0bdfb4ae05c2836ed&hash=C258D640360EFF6882EF677A6513EA4C Some emergency measures being added in Michigan.

And what would that mean for backyard flocks...? I don't want to start any conspiracy stories/threads over this.

From the same site: "Future outbreaks of HPAI could also be controlled and even prevented via reforms to global meat production, Kuiken says. A more sweeping approach could include a cap on the global poultry population size and more equitable consumption – Europe currently eats twice as much...

Thank you. Having worked for a small business, good suppliers are a huge help.

Somehow, 89% mortality wouldn't sound low to me. Or even 50%. I'm wondering why the cutoff is 90%...?

https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001852 Link from another thread.

From this site https://www.farmprogress.com/animal-health/what-s-going-on-with-bird-flu- "Then, on April 3, a commercial flock of almost 2 million birds in Ionia County was confirmed positive at Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, the largest poultry farm in the state. "Six days later, another location...

I just got back from the grocery store. Not many eggs for sale there at all. None of the "cheap" eggs, and those had gone up about 50 cents a dozen from the last I knew. I wonder how many chickens Herbrucks culled?

The TSC stores near me get their chicks from Townline in Zeeland, MI, close enough to come by truck. Townline says they have 55K breeder hens and estimated 5M hatched last year. They sell to the public too, but do not allow pickup. (Thank goodness.)

Ionia county is a HUGE producer of poultry and eggs for the state of Michigan, ranking #1, and it's all (or nearly all) Herbruck's. https://www.mipoultry.com/eggs#:~:text=Egg%20Facts,million%20birds%20on%2017%20farms. "Michigan ranks 6th in the nation in the production of eggs." "Michigan has...

You are right. GOtta edit that. DOn't know what I was thinking. :oops:

"This is the first time HPAI has been detected in Newaygo County, but the seventh time Michigan has seen an HPAI infection in a commercial poultry facility since 2022." (from online source) Newago County is a "knight move" from me. (Up two, left one.) I haven't heard anything else about the...

I just heard on the news that Cal-Maine is shutting down egg production in one of their facilities, due to AI. I think getting chicks will be really popular again this year when egg prices spike.

Thanks. They're under cover. I'm not worried... just cautious... and a bit nervous.

I won't lie. I'm a bit nervous. One of Herbruck's facilities has caught fire -- twice -- so I don't know how serious they are about safety at their facilities. They are one of, if not the, biggest egg producers in Michigan. This spring/summer will be... interesting... to say the least, I think.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/04/avian-flu-strikes-michigans-largest-egg-producer.html "A highly contagious deadly bird flu has been detected at Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, one of the nation’s top egg producers and the biggest poultry farm in Michigan." Another link...

The evening news was just a repeat of the noon story. They still are not naming where they found it.

The local news said a commercial flock in Ionia tested positive. I'm guessing it's Herbrucks.