Avian Flu and Hatchery Chicks

[Iluveggers]

Hi everyone.
I currently have 2 chick orders in place, one at a large mail-order hatchery and another at a local hatchery, plus hatching eggs coming from a 3rd source. I am wondering if there is any chance that Avian Flu would cause a large hatchery to shut down this summer?

I feel more confident having 3 sources of new chicks just in case something changes. Just wondering if this could be a possibility. Hopefully the answer is no.

 

[sourland]

Realistically it is a possibility, but given hatchery husbandry protocols it is not a probability.