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Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2025
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Right, because backyard chickens are immune to avian flu.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/wyoming-reports-its-first-human-h5n1-avian-flu-infection
Done correctly they are less likely to get it. I think people becoming more resilient and raising chickens on their own is a good thing, even though it slightly increases avian flu risk.
We're talking about Floridians though.
You can still get COVID if you're vaccinated!
There. That's you.