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.

Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to the bird flu Ducks have generally been less prone to serious illness and death than chickens and turkeys. “Something has changed ...

Another batch of 900 arrived last week and some 900 more will soon make their way to the roughly 140-acre farm in Aquebogue, which is tucked among the vineyards and agricultural lands of Long Island’s ...

Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in all 50 states, leading to more than 1,700 recorded outbreaks affecting nearly 175 million birds.