Avian flu devastates California's 'egg basket' after spurring nearly 82 million slaughters nationwide: 'There’s no way I can stop the wild birds'

Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules, Weber’s company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter its entire flock of egg-laying hens — 550,000 birds — to prevent the disease from infecting other farms in Sonoma…

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