Floods Kill 1.9M NC Chickens & Turkeys
October 19, 2016 | 1 min to read
North Carolina farmers face the task of disposing of 1.9 million chickens and turkeys drowned in Hurricane Matthew flood waters.
Thirty-five farms in 15 counties lost poultry, said Brian Long, spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture. Most of those birds were chickens, but about 100,000 turkeys also died.
Preferred disposal is composting on site, using sawdust and other wood products, Long said. In some cases, the carcasses will be dumped in lined landfills.
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