Bird flu confirmed in Jefferson County commercial poultry flock
Bird flu confirmed in commercial poultry flock
The bird flu has once again hit an egg farm in Jefferson County.
PALMYRA, Wis. - The bird flu has once again hit an egg farm in Jefferson County.
Bird flu hits egg farm, again
What we know:
For the second time in three years, avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been found at the Cold Spring Egg Farm. It is now under different ownership. The farm will once again have to kill more than 3 million chickens and get rid of them.
Cold Spring Egg Farm, Palmyra
"They're working on getting the materials for disposal. It does take quite a bit of pre-planning and staging of materials," said Darlene Konkle, of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).
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The dead birds will be composted in the same disposal site used in 2022.
Cold Spring Egg Farm, Palmyra
The site is adjacent to David Halser's Farm in Palmyra.
"I am totally dreading this. Again, here we go," Halser said. "It would be over toward that fence line."
Disposal process
Timeline:
Three years ago, the disposal process was memorable for the wrong reasons.
"It’s pretty disruptive, but I would say the smell of the rottenness is just putrid," Halser said.
It is not clear how the birds contracted the virus. DATCP is testing samples.
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"Many times we never find out how the virus got in. We’re assuming it’s from the environment and from wild bird contact of some sort," Konkle said.
Cold Spring Egg Farm, Palmyra
Halser is preparing for the weeks ahead, knowing there is nothing he can do to stop it.
"I didn’t want to believe it could happen again, but I guess I’m not surprised," Halser said.
What's next:
It is unclear when the disposal of the birds will begin.
The Palmyra town chairman told FOX6 News, the town board will be updating residents at a meeting on Oct. 6. He will also be going door-to-door on Saturday, Sept. 27 to collect questions from neighbors.
FOX6 News story from March 2022
Bird flu-infected chickens disposed of at Cold Spring Egg Farm
Nearly three million chickens from the Cold Springs Egg Farm are being disposed of and will be composted on a 40-acre plot of land.
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