[carb]

That's true when you're talking about foxes and wolves, but not if you're talking about an airborne flu.

Rows of adjacent cages keeping groups of chickens in close proximity with each other with shared air.

[AuryGlenz]

Many cage free chickens are also free range chickens, where they can roam outside. That massively increases their chances of picking up the bird flu, as opposed to those they are inside all day.

I'm not advocating for one or the other, just explaining. Even cage free chickens will come into close enough proximity where they will all die if just one chicken picks up the flu. It's incredibly virulent.

[JumpCrisscross]

> That massively increases their chances of picking up the bird flu, as opposed to those they are inside all day

Are they getting bird flu at a higher frequency?

[carb]

Yes that's true they can roam outside, but roaming outside does not massively increase their chance of picking up bird flu.

For the same reason that the main guidance during COVID was "be outside if with other people" and not "stay inside if with other people".

[albedoa]

You really, really need to be citing your sources. You have been bouncing back and forth between sounding authoritative and making assumptions or asking questions (or just being plain wrong).

[AuryGlenz]

Typical cage-free chickens are almost as cramped, they're just not (cruelly) confined to a cage. They're still sharing the same air. If one bird gets it in either situation the whole flock will need to be culled, as they're all going to die (more painfully) regardless.