Long Island’s Last Duck Farm Weighs Closure

Crescent ducks euthanized after bird flu outbreak; many of 10,000 eggs saved
Corwin was forced to lay off 48 workers but kept 20 to help with the clean up. He said the company was successful in salvaging many of the 10,000 eggs that he hopes could represent the future of Crescent, which has developed a unique genetic strain of duck over generations.
100,000 Ducks to Be Killed After Bird Flu Strikes Long Island Farm
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
Long Island’s last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock
A New York region once synonymous in the culinary world for duck may lose its last commercial farm. Crescent Duck Farm on Long Island’s North Fork was struck by an outbreak of bird flu, prompting health officials to order the destruction of its entire flock this week.
Bird flu outbreak hits Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue; 99,000 birds being euthanized
Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.
Long Island farm forced to kill entire flock of 100,000 ducks amid bird flu outbreak
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
Bird flu forces Long Island, N.Y., farm to kill 100,000 ducks
The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.
Bird flu ravages Long Island’s last major duck farm; 100,000 birds to be killed
Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue will have to euthanize every bird at the facility after H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the flock.
Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long Island
The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks.
‘Bird flu’ outbreak shutters Long Island’s last duck farm, as culling of 99,000 birds is underway
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
Aquebogue duck farm hit with bird flu
The Suffolk County health department announced that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in a commercial poultry farm.
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of Crescent Duck
Bird flu detected on Long Island farm. Health officials say risk to public remains minimal.
The Suffolk County Health Department said bird flu has been detected in poultry and wild birds in New York since 2022. The ...
Thinking of the past as LI's last duck farm hangs on
The news hit hard: Bird flu had struck Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, forcing the well-known supplier to euthanize all ...