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Long Island's last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.
The more than century-old farm — the last duck farm remaining in a New York region once synonymous with the culinary delicacy — is cautiously rebuilding.
The future of Long Island duck farming now depends on roughly 3,700 newly hatched ducklings. Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, the last of its kind in a category that once defined Long Island ...
AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family’s commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's Long Island was once synonymous with "duck" in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm.
Bird flu devastated this duck farm — now it’s making a comeback - Doug Corwin worries he won't be able to weather another outbreak ...
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NEW YORK — Nearly 100,000 ducks will be killed at Long Island’s last major commercial duck farm after bird flu was detected at the Suffolk County facility. Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has ...
The bird flu outbreak at Crescent Duck Farm in Long Island, New York has forced the farm to euthanize its entire flock of 100,000 ducks.
Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue will have to euthanize every bird at the facility after H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the flock.