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Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO
But are they too not susceptible to the Avian bird flu?
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They are and were, but not at near the scale as egg-layers since they are slaughtered at such an early age. They won't see the long term AI effects like older birds (egg-laying). Broiler (meat birds) replacement is rapid - can be slaughtered in about five weeks. AI-impacted birds already had their replacement in the queue with demand not outweighing supply. Egg birds don't start laying until about five or six
months. So even if they are able to replace the impacted birds, it could be several months before they see eggs.