Food

Avian Flu and You

High cost of eggs

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu, or avian influenza, caused by the influenza A virus.

They had to go.

Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash

Following government rules, Weber’s company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter its entire flock of egg-laying hens —…