The article discusses the disparity in pricing trends between eggs and chicken wings amid an avian flu outbreak. Egg prices have surged due to significant losses among egg-laying hens, while the chicken wing prices have remained stable. The key reason is that chicken wings come from broilers which are less affected by the flu, have shorter lifecycles, and can be replaced quickly when losses occur. As a result, football fans can still enjoy wings during the Super Bowl despite egg pricing issues.
Egg farmers are in the fight of their lives to keep this disease at bay, to keep our hens safe and to keep eggs coming.
Broilers are younger typically, and older birds are more susceptible to the virus... This means when a flock of broilers is lost to the flu, they can be replaced fairly quickly.
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