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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2025 · 49 MIN

070. Chickens and Eggs -- What's the Deal?

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Send us Fan MailIn early 2025, we've seen egg prices skyrocket. The cause? Is it greed? Or is something more at play?We'll take a look at history, and a lot of science, to try and find answers that make sense. What does it all mean for the homesteader that wants to raise backyard chickens?https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311922639042https://ifp.org/what-are-the-chances-an-h5n1-pandemic-is-worse-than-covid/#forecasting-h5n1-8217-s-spreadhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113520310245https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108886https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9967648/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9589142/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2025_H5N1_outbreak#:~:text=On%20April%2011%2C%20H5N1%20was,of%20H5N1%20of%20clade%202.3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_virushttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7706930/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444183    (union county NC)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444352 (Anson county NC)Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In early 2025, we've seen egg prices skyrocket. The cause? Is it greed? Or is something more at play? We'll take a look at history, and a lot of science, to try and find answers that make sense. What does it all mean for the homesteader that wants to raise backyard chickens? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311922639042 https://ifp.org/what-are-the-chances-an-h5n1-pandemic-is-worse-than-...

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