chickens

There is something I should warn you about though...if you attend, you may end up with something that is adorable and that can poop you breakfast.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A University of Minnesota study says farmers who actively tilled fields near turkey barns in the early days of last year's bird flu outbreak may have unwittingly helped spread the virus.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) - Good news on the bird flu front.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that is 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it protects turkeys.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Restaurants are struggling to deal with higher egg prices and an inability to get enough eggs in the midst of a shortage brought about by a bird flu virus that has wiped out millions of chickens on commercial farms.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bird flu outbreak in the Midwest has actually resulted in cheaper chicken meat in the U.S. because exports have been restricted, leaving a plentiful domestic supply.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two poultry operations in Renville County have been struck by bird flu, including one with over 400,000 chickens.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hormel is reporting a record second-quarter profit of $180.2 million despite the impacts of bird flu that has killed more than 8 million birds in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the nation's largest egg producers says it will destroy 2 million egg-laying hens in Minnesota due to a deadly bird flu virus.

St Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) -  The ongoing bird flu crisis in Minnesota has led to a decision to cancel all bird exhibitions at county fairs, the Minnesota State Fair, and other gatherings of birds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the bird flu virus has been found at a farm holding nearly 10 percent of Iowa's egg-laying chickens.

Madison, WI (AP) -  Wisconsin records its first outbreak of dangerous bird flu strain.