The outbreak began about 10 days ago, when the Thomas family noticed birds in one coop dying.
The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson , suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens.The highly contagious virus was confirmed last Friday after USDA officials conducted testing, forcing the family to euthanize the remaining birds and enter a 150-day quarantine. The issue spread to their second coop, and despite initial suspicions that cold weather was to blame, testing revealed the presence of avian flu.
His diagnosis was thought to be connected to a chemical sometimes used in farming.However, the family’s online farmer’s market business, which delivers food from their farm and other local producers, will continue operations in the coming weeks."The week before all this happened, we were sitting in church and our pastor said, ‘You know, when bad things happen, you can either ask, why me? Or you can ask what's next?’ So we're asking what's next?" said Marty Thomas.
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