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ThimeeX t1_jd06umh wrote

Why Free Range Eggs Are Coming Off Supermarket Shelves

> From Monday (March 21), free range eggs will no longer be available in supermarkets. This comes after an outbreak of bird flu, which means that farmers had to move all their chickens indoors.

> The “largest ever outbreak of avian flu” hit the UK this winter, according to government officials, with more than 80 reported outbreaks in England.

> Now, eggs sold in shops will have a sticker or label stating that they are “barn eggs”, which is the name given to eggs produced by hens permanently housed indoors.

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arittenberry t1_jd0f69o wrote

Thanks. Do you happen to know why it's safer to keep them locked together indoors as opposed to free range in regards to this? I couldn't find anything online about the details of the why

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NoahTall1134 t1_jd0ldcm wrote

So that one barn load can't spread it to another barn load while they're out mixing it up in the yard.

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Total-Khaos t1_jd0psii wrote

Not exactly. Avian flu only comes from wild aquatic birds. If you have free range chickens, they wander about over land that has been a toilet for wild birds flying above it. The free range chickens then wander around in the infected shit and then it transfers to the whole farm. It has been a big nasty problem since January 2022.

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HoogerMan OP t1_jd0rlbw wrote

That’s really interesting. Is there an estimate on how long it might take to blow over? Also, I literally just finished the last of us like, the credits are rolling as I type this comment. Are we doomed?

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Megatea t1_jd0lgpw wrote

They can't mix with the wild birds (and catch flu off of them) if they are indoors.

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