Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

Kind of off topic, but instead of culling flocks infected with the flu, are there any farmers just seeing which chickens survive and then letting them breed?

My guess is that that would increase the risk of a pandemic in humans.

I spoke with a chicken farmer last week.

The government comes in and takes over. You don’t get to decide, they kill all your chickens and cut you a check.

I suspect most small/backyard flocks will be taking this approach, if only because of lack of testing.