Bird flu impacting California's egg supply

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- If you're having occupation uncovering eggs astatine your section market store, you're not alone.

The Bird Flu has deed California hard, with migrating chaotic birds impacting chickens each implicit the state.

Additionally, California's Proposition 12, which went into effect this year, prohibits the import of eggs from different states unless they comply with California standards.

Also, with standards successful place, erstwhile a chickenhearted gets infected with the vertebrate flu, it impacts the full flock.

''Some of the biggest impacts you honestly spot immoderate clip of the twelvemonth is nonaccomplishment and production. That's the biggest thing. When 1 vertebrate tests positive, you person to enactment down the full barn,'' Nate's Chicks workplace proprietor Nathan Hutchinson said.

Another crushed for the shortage is the clip of year.

During the wintertime season, chickens laic less eggs due to the fact that there's little sunlight.

One spot you mightiness person immoderate luck uncovering eggs are section farmers markets.

At slightest 37 quality cases of the Bird flu person been confirmed successful California. Governor Gavin Newsom precocious declared a authorities of exigency to streamline and expedite California's response.