Get your hackle while you can

[PaTyer19021]

U.S. poultry producers harden safety measures as bird flu spreads

CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. poultry producers are tightening safety measures for their flocks as disease experts warn that wild birds are likely spreading a highly lethal form of avian flu across the country. Indiana on Wednesday reported highly pathogenic bird flu on a commercial turkey farm...

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Doesnt look good for the hackle industry

 

[PennKev]

U.S. poultry producers harden safety measures as bird flu spreads

CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. poultry producers are tightening safety measures for their flocks as disease experts warn that wild birds are likely spreading a highly lethal form of avian flu across the country. Indiana on Wednesday reported highly pathogenic bird flu on a commercial turkey farm...

finance.yahoo.com

Doesnt look good for the hackle industry

I think that conclusion is a little premature.

 

[Bamboozle]

I think that conclusion is a little premature.

As genetic hackle is produced under completely different conditions and not by commercial poultry producers, I'm inclined to agree.

 

[dryflyguy]

Reminds me of the last time we thought there might be a hackle shortage.
Women wearing feathers in their hair was becoming a fad
That one didn't last very long, I guess

 

[Bamboozle]

In the case of the "hair feathers" it did drive the price of Whiting 100 packs up considerably to about double the price prior to the fad.

As with UPS & Fedex price increases which NEVER go down when the price of gasoline goes down, the price of Whiting 100 packs didn't go down once the fad was over...

 

[pcray1231]

Reminds me of the last time we thought there might be a hackle shortage.
Women wearing feathers in their hair was becoming a fad
That one didn't last very long, I guess

That was a good one! I made some cash selling individual feathers of various colors. And you could just pick the wrongly sized feathers, they didn't care!

 

[PaTyer19021]

Reminds me of when Metz lost all their brood stock from Avian Flu

 

[EchoRidgeElder]

If you have ever read the book; "The Metz Book of Hackle" one will understand why these breeders go to such measures to ensure the safety of their entire stock. It is an older book, and I can not remember the author.

 

[Bamboozle]

Eric Leiser wrote that book.

I had the pleasure of meeting Bucky Metz. The story of how he and the rest of the genetic hackle guys got started is fascinating.