The NIOSA Cascarone Committee makes over 50,000 confetti-filled eggs a year to benefit historic preservation in San Antonio.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen.

FILE - A Red Star hen, a hybrid breed that lays large brown eggs, stands on eggs inside her coop at Historic Wagner Farm, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File ...

OTHERS PEOPLE WHO WILL BE TAKING THEIR FIRST CRACK AT A FLOCK OF THEIR OWN, HOPING TO COUNTER THE AVIAN FLU AND THE RISING COST OF EGGS. SO HISTORICALLY, WHEN PEOPLE ASK THAT QUESTION LIKE ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen.