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Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices

www.theguardian.com Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices

Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiency

Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices

Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiency

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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.

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