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A pair of farmers go up against bird flu hysteria and government overreach. MAHA Man to the rescue? Hundreds of healthy ostriches owned by a small family farm in Canada are marked for death — unless U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can win them a stay of execution. Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski's Universal Ostrich Farms in the Kootenay region of British Columbia has become an international touchstone for hysteria over avian flu, government overreach, and the property rights of farmers. Cull me, maybe On Dec. 19, 2024, the couple noticed that one of their...

Risks remain dangerously high, and health professionals say we shouldn’t confuse the government’s silence for safety.In late 2024 and into early 2025, headlines were everywhere—including many on FoodandWine.com—discussing the potential dangers of H5N1, otherwise known as avian influenza, or more simply, the bird flu. Hundreds of millions of birds, including millions of egg-laying hens, needed to be culled, resulting in a massive egg shortage that caused the price of a dozen eggs to skyrocket. One variant was later found in dairy cows, leading the U.S. government to implement a national milk testing strategy. Several humans (mostly dairy or farm workers)...

Leading health experts have warned that the US is staring down the barrel of another pandemic as bird flu spirals out of control on US farms. So far, the H5N1 outbreak has affected nearly 1,000 dairy cow herds and resulted in more than 70 human cases, including the first confirmed death. The US poultry industry is at significant risk, say experts from the Global Virus Network (GVN), particularly in areas with high-density farming and where personal protective practices may be lacking. Since 2022, more than 168 million poultry in the US has been lost or culled due to the bird...

The lines go down the sidewalk before the doors even open - families, backyard farmers, and people fighting high egg prices are here to get a first look. These early birds get the chicks. Kathy Swint called it “our regular chick order day” at Swint’s Feed and Garden Supply in Jonesboro. They started the day with hundreds of tiny 2-day old chicks, and they were all snapped up in 40 minutes. Phyllis Gardner told Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer that she found exactly what she was looking for. “We have Lavender Orpingtons, these are Buff Orpingtons. They grow up to be...

The designation addresses the unmet need for prevention of H5N1, which remains a global health risk, and a phase 1 trial of the vaccine was initiated in November 2024. The FDA granted fast track designation for a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine candidate (ARCT-2304) for active immunization to protect against influenza A H5N1 subtype, also known as bird flu. The designation addresses the unmet need for prevention of H5N1, which remains a global health risk, and a phase 1 trial (NCT06602531) of the vaccine was initiated in November 2024. H5N1, Influenza, Bird flu, Immunization The designation addresses the unmet need for prevention...

What to know H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures. CDC is using its flu surveillance systems to monitor for H5 bird flu activity in people.

https://x.com/TonySeruga/status/1890926738458517785Tony Seruga@TonySeruga·Feb 15I warned this was going to happen and they are on track.Labcorp has ramped up FAKE fraudulent Bird Flu tests in the U.S.Once again, we are literally using PCR process to create pandemics on demand.PCR is not a diagnostic test, it is a DNA amplification PROCESS. Nothing more.

(The Epoch Times)—With highly pathogenic avian influenza driving up egg prices in the United States to unprecedented heights, government officials are beginning to consider the use of vaccines to combat the illness. The decision is complex because vaccination would instantly cut off more than half of the United States’ poultry exports due to trade provisions that forbid vaccination.

This strain may have emerged from gain-of-function research conducted at two specific facilities: the USDA Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory (SEPRL) in Athens, Georgia, and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Back in 2022, during the early days of the “bird flu” pandemic, I wondered if the H5N1 strain of bird flu was a gain-of-function creation. The reason for it was two-fold. One was the high kill ratio. While a new virus might have a high infection fatality rate, 100% fatality would only likely be achieved if the virus genetics were rearranged to target a host species. The second...

This is the latest video news in the ongoing saga of a missionary, Mark Grenon, and Chlorine Dioxide. Remember during Covid how the crooked censors howled when Trump brought up the subject of Chlorine Dioxide, Ivermectin, and HCQ? Here in this video Mike Adams discusses the amazing medicinal qualities of Chorine Dioxide for man and animals and how the subject takes on a much broader therapeutic dimension regarding the country of Columbia and its collusion with our government over the persecution of Mark Grenon and his sons. Two of his sons remain in jail over administering and promoting this medical...

Looks like the bird flu missed Mexico and is only impacting us here in America. What are the odds! American living in Mexico heads to the grocery store to show you their eggs. Completely packed full of eggs and a dozen eggs is only $2 in US Dollars “Eggs on eggs on eggs on eggs” This is why they need social media censorship. Their narratives and SCAMdemics completely fall apart ... While defending Amish farmer Amos Miller, @barnes_law discovered PA Dept of Ag head had ties to... Guess who? Bill Gates. What is Gates occupation? World population reduction. Every project...

Dr. Robert Malone, the world-renowned biochemist who pioneered mRNA technology, has issued a warning about America’s food supply being spiked with “bird flu vaccines.” Malone is raising the alarm regarding the implications of rolling out untested mRNA “vaccines” on chicken populations heavily relied upon by American consumers. The celebrated scientist issued the warning during a new interview with Alex Jones on Infowars. “They have authorized vaccines, bird flu vaccines, for poultry,” Malone began. “One of the things about influenza is that it is a multi-stranded single-strand RNA virus which means that it mutates, drifts, and shifts very rapidly. “It’s almost...

Egg farmers are starting to worry that the fight against the avian flu is unwinnable. Producers across the country are bleeding millions of dollars to invest in biosecurity efforts to rebuild their rapidly dying flocks — all while protecting humans from catching the deadly disease, according to a report. “I call this virus a terrorist. And we are in a battle and losing, at the moment,” Greg Herbruck, the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch in Michigan, told the San Antonio Express-News. Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch — one of the largest egg producers in the nation — was first hit by the...

The CDC is trying to get 'asymptomatic' Plandemic 2.0 going. I'll put a few excerpts from a few different news and researcher sources below. First up is an article from Epoch Times.https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/cdc-releases-data-suggesting-bird-flu-spread-undetected-in-cows-and-people-5810227Jack Phillips,2/14/2025"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data on Feb. 13 suggesting that highly pathogenic avian influenza spread undetected in cows and people.The new study of cow veterinarians based on blood testing found that three of the 150 who signed up to be tested had antibodies against bird flu, indicating that they had been infected with the virus. They showed no symptoms, however, according to the...

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry activities in Georgia, one of the country’s top poultry-producing states, after bird flu testing, depopulation, cleaning and disinfecting were done in the area and no new cases were found. Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals In January, all poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets and sales in Georgia were suspended after positive bird flu cases in Elbert County were identified at two facilities by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Agriculture. The cases were the first in a commercial...

Here we go again. There has been a certain amount of news around about an outbreak of an H5N1 influenza. It's gotten the name "bird flu" because it's widespread in wild birds, and it's been running wild through domestic chickens. You may have noticed egg prices. They're not dying because the bird flu is killing them. Instead the Department of Agriculture is killing them so the bird flu won't kill them, leading to almost 140 million birds being culled in the last year. So, failing any other message from this article, let me say: DON'T PANIC (Seriously, is there a...

The discovery prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity measuresSan Mateo County confirmed for the first time the presence of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo this week after the owner contacted the state agriculture department’s Sick Bird Hotline. The H5N1 incident was one of 49 backyard flock infections documented across the country — including 38 in California — by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. No human infection has been found in association with the flock, but the county’s health department reminded backyard poultry and livestock owners to take precautions such as handwashing to...

A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed a person in Louisiana and severely sickened a teenager in Canada has now been detected in dairy herds in Nevada. The version, known as D1.1, is circulating in wild birds around the nation — causing massive die-offs in places such as Chicago, upstate New York and Ohio. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the finding Wednesday. It’s different from the version circulating in dairy cows, which has caused only relatively mild illness in humans, although it has killed scores of domestic and wild cats....

Restaurant operators are left scrambling as a new bird flu pandemic has decreased egg supplies Waffle House is not the only restaurant considering menu changes due to egg inflation. Waffle House is adding a temporary surcharge to combat the continuing egg shortage driven by the so-called bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPIA). As the latest outbreak of bird flu continues to spread nationally — causing more than 20 million deaths of egg-laying chickens last quarter, according to the USDA — egg prices have skyrocketed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, egg prices rose 36.8% in 2024, which...

The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade. The 24-7 restaurant said that the resulting egg shortage has led to a dramatic increase in its costs. Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight with Easter approaching. The average price per dozen eggs nationwide hit $4.15 in December. That’s not quite as high as...