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Backyard hen boom on the cards amid bird flu fears, seller says
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (901+ words) The spread of avian influenza may prompt more people to keep chickens at home, a chook market founder says. (ABC Sunshine Coast: Owen Jacques) A poultry market founder is expecting a spike in demand as concerns grow about the possible…...
Bird Flu???s Impact on Farmers
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (137+ words) With cases of H5N1 bird flu on the rise in Australia, many are becoming increasingly worried about what it may do to the poultry industry. We catch up with 14-year-old Max, who runs his own egg farm, to find out how…...
Victorian egg farmers brace for H5 bird flu
3+ week, 5+ day ago (95+ words) AUDIO: Victorian egg farmers brace for H5 bird flu ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Victorian egg farmers brace for H5 bird flu Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 3:17pm Free range hens on a farm in Tasmania. (ABC News: Morgan Timms) A deadly strain…...
Will bird flu in Australia affect the price of eggs?
2+ mon, 46+ min ago (119+ words) VIDEO: Will bird flu in Australia affect the price of eggs? Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Will bird flu in Australia affect the price of eggs? Fri 26 Jun 2026 at 12:30am One of the nation's biggest chicken producers has put its into lockdown…...
Teen shuns screens to turn love of chickens into growing egg business
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (584+ words) Max Lye may be young, but he is already an expert in all things chooks. (ABC New England: Lara Webster) Tamworth teenager Max Lye might be the one to answer the age-old question: what came first, the chicken or the…...
Egg-laying hens in cages set for better living conditions under new laws
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (730+ words) Better welfare standards will apply to chickens in Victoria. (ABC Rural: Brett Worthington) The Victorian government is introducing new regulations for the care and management of poultry, including changes to chicken cages. Caged eggs make up a third of national…...
Review finds chicken meat market 'more concentrated than the supermarkets"
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (822+ words) Consumers could pay more for chicken if growers continue to leave the industry. (ABC News: Mary-Louise Vince) The Australian Chicken Meat Industry Review interim findings have identified market failures caused by a bargaining power imbalance between growers and processors. The…...