Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in a statement that approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, about 3.6% of its total flock, were destroyed after the infection, avian influenza, was found at a facility in Parmer County, Texas.
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
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The invader's chickens don't get the flu. Undetectable.
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So, I have the same questions about this as I have about a certain other historical event. How does one go about killing 1.6 million hens and then properly disposing of the remains? I mean, the logistics must be truly difficult. How did they manage it? How long did it take? How did they dispose of the bodies such that there's no health risk to people (or other chickens)?
ReplyDeleteAnd how long does it take to re-stock the laying hens needed for that type of operation?
Zyklon-B bath beads, raining from the shower heads. And boxcars. Lots of boxcars.
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They gas them or feed the birds poison and then usually dig a deep hole and bury the bodies.
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DeleteDisposal of remains?
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Prices keep going up and up
ReplyDeleteI bought a dozen large eggs for $1.69 earlier today here in onion country.
ReplyDelete$ 3.02 for 18 large white yesterday in my area..
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I have a lot of Red Shoulder and other hawks. I'd like to let my chickens free range but doubt I'd have chickens for long. I have a big fenced run but sure would like to let them roam and cut down on feed.
ReplyDeleteMy trick to keep my cost down is to have enough birds to sell eggs. I have bunches of spreadsheet data to track the expenses. I spend, average, $1.88 to $2.34 a day to feed my hens. I get 16 to 24 eggs a day; with 18 being the median. I sell eggs for $3.00 a dozen.
DeleteTo be truthful, this does not fully recoup my capital expense (buying the hens, housing, supplies) but I pretty much get to eat my eggs for free. My feed cost went down by 25% when I went to a locally manufactured commercial 22% protein layer feed. The hens love the food and they seem more robust after the shift. I expect my cost will go down more in the summer when more bugs and wild seeds are available. Many of my girls are excellent foragers.
I have lost 4 birds in three episodes over the last 7 months due to predation. In all cases, the predators were dogs. I caught them in the act and dealt with the issue effectively. Feral or running loose, no matter to me. Many folks around me seem to think it is okay to let their dogs run loose. It is okay until I find them killing my hens. I am sorry if this offends, but I don't raise hens as chew toys for someone's domestic animals.
Waiting for the storm. 'Good stuff. Thanks.
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