Josh Burkholder, co-owner of The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Illinois, in his first year of business, is dealing with an egg shortage and the danger of the bird flu.
Josh Burkholder, co-owner of The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Ill., moves through one of his two flocks of hens totaling 10,000 birds as he collects eggs that were laid on the ground instead of the nesting spot on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Burkholder said he鈥檚 kept his flocks inside for the past month so they won鈥檛 catch the bird flu from migratory birds.
A pallet of eggs move to a cooler after being crated a few hours after they are laid by hens at The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. After crating, they are washed, sorted by weight, and packaged.
Biosecurity measures to protect against bird flu are in place at the entrance to The Egg Basket farm in Macedonia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Co-owner Josh Burkholder raises two flocks of hens, totaling 10,000 birds.
Beth Lavy, of Sugar Creek Piedmontese, checks eggs before selling them in Creve Coeur on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Lavy said it would be 鈥渄etrimental鈥 to her farm business if her flock of about 90 hens became infected with bird flu. The disease has been on the rise in commercial flocks, cutting into the nation鈥檚 egg supply.
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Josh Burkholder, co-owner of The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Ill., moves through one of his two flocks of hens totaling 10,000 birds as he collects eggs that were laid on the ground instead of the nesting spot on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Burkholder said he鈥檚 kept his flocks inside for the past month so they won鈥檛 catch the bird flu from migratory birds.
Beth Lavy, of Sugar Creek Piedmontese, checks eggs before selling them in Creve Coeur on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Lavy said it would be 鈥渄etrimental鈥 to her farm business if her flock of about 90 hens became infected with bird flu. The disease has been on the rise in commercial flocks, cutting into the nation鈥檚 egg supply.
Biosecurity measures to protect against bird flu are in place at the entrance to The Egg Basket farm in Macedonia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Co-owner Josh Burkholder raises two flocks of hens, totaling 10,000 birds.
A pallet of eggs move to a cooler after being crated a few hours after they are laid by hens at The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. After crating, they are washed, sorted by weight, and packaged.
