• sudo42@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Now that the federal health regulators are neutered, how long do you think it’s gonna be before these corpos start selling the infect hens rather than killing them?

    Chicken prices are gonna start dropping fast! /s

    • kinther@lemmy.worldOPM
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      7 days ago

      Most chickens that get H5N1 die within 24-48 hours if what I’ve read is correct. They also don’t show many if any signs of infection until they just drop dead. Once you start seeing some of them die, there’s a good chance that most of your flock is already infected - hence the cullings. You want to stop it from spreading as quickly as possible and not give it a chance to further reproduce.

      • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        So they will just sell us the meat from these birds? Not like RKJ will care, probably think good won’t let the meat go to waste.

        Fuck better stock up on eggs and chicken while we can.