Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

Bird flu devastated this duck farm — now it’s making a comeback. ... even as other Long Island duck farms fell by the wayside. Yet, the shadow of another potential outbreak looms large.

Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to the bird flu Ducks have generally been less prone to serious illness and death than chickens and turkeys.

Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in all 50 states, leading to more than 1,700 recorded outbreaks affecting nearly 175 million birds.

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January. The first wave of more than 900 ...