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   >  MP> Once a "close quarters" chicken gets the flu, all of the other chickens   
   >  MP> in that area could have it.   
      
   > I just don't buy the "close quarters" story. All chickens live in close   
   > quarters. I don't believe that there's a farmer who gives each chicken their   
   > own apartment, not even in Canada. A sneeze can travel a long distance, way   
   > further than the space that any chicken has to herself.   
      
   No, not like they do at the big farms here.  Much like the Chinese wet   
   markets, these chickens are kept in small cages right next to each other.   
   "Free range" chickens, while they are not always 6 feet apart, are not kept   
   caged up close to each other for long periods.   
      
   The other problem I have heard mentioned is that there is not really any   
   genetic diversity in the US chicken flock.  They are all bread for   
   maximum egg laying.  As such, other genetic qualities that might make them   
   more resistant to certain diseases may not exist.   
      
   I have also heard mentioned that, due to the cold, the folks of migratory   
   birds in Canada are not as large as ours, so their chickens are not as   
   likely to have contact with outside birds.   
      
   This all said, after several trips to the grocery over the past month, I do   
   believe there might be some conspiracy going on.  Here in my town, I am not   
   able to find the regular sized Cadbury creme eggs anywhere!!!  :O  They   
   only have the bite-sized ones, and the only regular sized ones are carmel!   
      
   I suspect that Canada is somehow behind this!  :D   
      
   Mike   
      
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