Minnesota declares state of emergency following bird flu outbreak in poultry
Source: Reuters
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency because of the fast-spreading avian flu that has led to the death of killed more than 7.3 million birds this year, and called for National Guard personnel to be called up for duty if needed, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.
It is not immediately known whether guard personnel have been mobilized as part of the emergency operations plan to bolster the state’s action to contain the epidemic. As of Wednesday, the highly pathogenic virus H5N2 has been identified on 44 Minnesota farms in 15 counties, and affected nearly 2.6 million birds in the state, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
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overcrowded, poorly ventilated, filthy. I'm sure this has something to do with this. At least it doesn't help. Not to mention, stressed out birds.
Totally unnatural setting.
some breeds of meat chickens grow from chick to slaughter weight in less then 12 weeks.
The factory farms do not breed those chickens they buy day old chicks and grow them, near or in the spot they will spend the rest of their short lives.
There are hatcheries that just supply day old chicks as chicks do not need to be fed the first day or two, they mail/ship the chicks.
The chicks are very hungry though when the mailman brings me the peeping box 
The hatchery I get my chicks from used to ship chicks by train across America back in the stone age 
