9 hours ago · The bird flu outbreak forced the Aquebogue farm, which has been around for 117 years, to euthanize its entire flock of nearly 100,000 ducks.

Jan 24, 2025 · Whole ducklings, processed and packaged fresh that morning, sit in a cooler for sale at a retail store just over a mile away from their origin at Crescent Duck Farm, in Aquebogue, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Jan 23, 2025 · The owner of Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue -- about 66 miles west of New York City -- reportedly first saw signs that his flock was ill last week, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. Tests confirmed the detection of bird flu on Jan. 17.

1 day ago · Long Island's last remaining duck farm is closing after a recent bird flu outbreak. The Department of Labor says all 45 of the employees at Crescent Duck Farm will be laid off by Valentine's Day. The bird flu outbreak forced the Aquebogue farm, which has been around for 117 years, to euthanize its entire flock of nearly 100,000 ducks.

Jan 27, 2025 · FILE - Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farm, carries a female duck used for breeding in one of several barns on his property, in Aquebogue, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2014.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Suffolk County health department issued a press release early Wednesday revealing that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Suffolk County, which was later confirmed to be located at the Aquebogue facility, the only duck farm left on Long Island.

Jan 22, 2025 · An outbreak of avian influenza at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has forced the farm to cease operations and begin to euthanize its entire flock, jeopardizing the future of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm.

Jan 24, 2025 · FILE - Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farm, carries a female duck used for breeding in one of several barns on his property, in Aquebogue, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Jan 22, 2025 · The H5N1 outbreak at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has forced the farm to cease operations and begin to euthanize its entire flock of more than 100,000 ducks. The outbreak was confirmed on...

Jan 22, 2025 · WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND Long Island’s last large commercial duck farm, in Aquebogue, had a bird flu outbreak, requiring 99,000 ducks to be euthanized. Any hope of saving the genetics of the ducks ...