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Illinois - Avian flu in poultry 2024-2026

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestoc...za/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks
 
Bird flu strikes chicken farm in Matteson: 'A pretty devastating blow'

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 10:35PM


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When the rest of the 3,000 hens got sick and died as well, a vet and the USDA confirmed that it was bird flu.

"Which is a pretty devastating blow. Fortunately, Kakadoodle is more than just a chicken farm," Marty Thomas said. "We're an online farmers market so we deliver products from our farm and surrounding farms to people's homes."
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https://abc7chicago.com/post/bird-f...-matteson-multiple-hens-die-disease/15827407/
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Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-suburban-chicago-loses-hens-bird-flu/

South suburban Chicago farm loses entire flock of hens due to bird flu outbreak
By Andrew Ramos, Jermont Terry
Updated on: January 22, 2025 / 10:25 PM CST / CBS Chicago​

MATTESON, Ill. (CBS) -- A family-run farm in Chicago's south suburbs was grappling Wednesday with what they said was a devastating case of bird flu.

Kakadoodle Farm in Matteson lost its entire flock of nearly 3,000 hens.

The saga at the farm began last week, when a handful of chickens started dying without any symptoms. The owners of the farm initially thought freezing temperatures were to blame, but they said it was later confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the cause was indeed bird flu.​..
 
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