#dusk $DUSK 🦆 Ducks Return to Long Island Farm After Bird Flu Outbreak

In a recent development after a severe avian flu outbreak in early 2025, Long Island’s last commercial duck farm — Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, New York — has begun restoring its duck population. �

AP News

📸 Images from the farm show the returning ducks walking around their barn and being re-introduced to the property after months of quarantine. �

AP News

This century-old farm lost its entire flock — about 100,000 ducks — when authorities destroyed them to stop the spread of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus earlier in the year. �

AP News

To restart operations, the farm’s owner and workers saved and incubated sanitized eggs, allowing new ducklings to hatch off-site before being transported back to the farm. �

RiverheadLOCAL

The quarantine was lifted once tests showed no active avian flu in the barn facilities, letting crews begin bringing back the first groups of approximately 900 young Pekin ducks. �

RiverheadLOCAL

Farm leaders hope that by carefully monitoring health and maintaining strict biosecurity, Crescent Duck Farm can slowly rebuild its historic duck population and resume sales by late 2025 or early 2026. �

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