Poultry Pals

American Horror Story (Chicken Massacre)

Have you ever wondered what happens when chickens on massive farms get exposed to avian flu?Well, Spoiler Alert- They are massacred.  In todays episode we are discussing a few times in the recent past that American companies and government officials ordered the euthanization of millions of birds.  We discuss the: -Why -How -Cost -Real Affects We then compare the difference between large scale poultry operations and small family farms. How we, (small family poultry producers) humanely raise and process meat chickens in California's Central Valley.  CBS News Article [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fresh-egg-producer-us-bird-flu-chickens-texas-michigan-plants/] Barrons Article/ Flu crosses between cows and humans [https://www.barrons.com/articles/bird-flu-virus-human-cow-cattle-texas-e4eaa491] Cooks Venture [https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-poultry-company-closure-leaves-farmers-high-and-dry-13-million-birds-euthanized-cooks-venture-senator-bryan-king-madison-county-carroll-dustin-maybee-chicken-department-of-agriculture-secretary-wes-ward-avian-influenza-bird-flu-patrick-fisk]   The Barefoot Farmstead Blog [https://thebarefootfarmstead.substack.com/] The Last Bastion Homestead Blog [https://lastbastionhomestead.substack.com/]