Bird flu has now been confirmed in two backyard flocks, according to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. A backyard flock in New London County was identified with the virus and consisted of ...

Between 2022 and 2024, the USDA documented 63 positive bird flu cases in Connecticut’s wild bird ... it is currently not testing waterfowl and backyard birds. “There isn’t value in testing ...

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022.