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Maximilian_Xavier t1_j6faone wrote

Why is it super suspicious? You think a rival egg farmer was trying to send a message?

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FinnbarMcBride t1_j6fbnep wrote

Nice egg farm you got here, be a shame if anything happened to it

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btc-lostdrifter0001 OP t1_j6fdcm4 wrote

Just the fact that significant bird flu has been affecting the country as a whole, the cost to care for these animals, the cost of operations (employee wages, etc.), and overall inflation has been going nuts, and with the massive increase in the price of eggs, just sit right that the farm just suddenly burns down.

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Maximilian_Xavier t1_j6fg3gk wrote

I okay. So did a little research on this company.

Which is likely?

  1. Arson which you would need a massive corporate conspiracy, payoffs and hope your insurance company doesn’t catch on. Plus overall increase in premiums regardless. Overall barely effecting bottom line. This seems like small potatoes for them.

Or.

  1. Sketchy ass farm company that has been sued and citied over numerous issues including health, safety and price gouging having lax safety standards that led to the operation burning down.

I’m going to go with the non Hollywood plot. :)

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CaptServo t1_j6i1190 wrote

Chicken shit, bedding and feathers make a pretty gnarly combustible mix.

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CaptServo t1_j6i0ybv wrote

Do you mean they arsoned for the insurance? I doubt it. I would be very surprised if their insurance payout adjusted that quickly based on market rates.

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Enginerdad t1_j6ik6zc wrote

The birds lost in the fire represent 0.2%-0.4% of the birds lost to avian flu recently. It's basically a non-factor in comparison.

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dingurth1 t1_j6jrt2l wrote

literally thousands of farm/AG fires happen every year across the country

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