BrikoX to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish • 1 month agoBackyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg priceswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkBackyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg priceswww.theguardian.comBrikoX to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiency
minus-squareJo Miranlinkfedilink6•1 month agoRight, 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
minus-square@otterpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•1 month agoDone 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.
minus-square@shalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoYou can still get COVID if you’re vaccinated! There. That’s you.
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.