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Egg shortage

Post by Shnookie » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm

I saw on the US news that they are having an egg shortage because of the Avian flu. They expect it to last a long time because of the number of chickens that died or were put down. I wonder if biosecurity measures didn't work, or if a lot of the producers don't use biosecurity measures.
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Re: Egg shortage

Post by lolotsung » Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:37 pm

Could it be larger farms, larger impact, if there is a disease outbreak?
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Re: Egg shortage

Post by ross » Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:01 pm

Less hens less eggs .
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Re: Egg shortage

Post by Killerbunny » Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:26 pm

After the last outbreak a few years back nothing would surprise me. Trucks of infected carcases taking them to the dump and them falling off on the way - no joke. The other thing of course is that egg layers are older than broilers and are more at risk. Also when a broiler barn is infected there is a loss of ? 10weeks for cull and disinfection before starting over. Egg layers have a 15 week + gear up time assuming they don't lose their breeder birds.
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Re: Egg shortage

Post by WLLady » Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:45 pm

man, we should start exports. i have 30 dozen in my fridge right now give or take.....no shortage here! lol
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