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Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices (www.theguardian.com)
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Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiency

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I hope people plan to keep them indoors otherwise they will just catch it from a passing sparrow or other animals that have been shown to carry it, like cats. Once it jumps to dogs we're all fucked because dogs like to chase birds and dogs live in very close proximity to humans.