# Bird Flu Outbreak in Hierden Leads to Culling of 19,000 Ducks and Chickens

> Highly pathogenic bird flu was detected for the third time in a week at a duck and egg-laying farm in Hierden, Gelderland, Netherlands. Authorities culled about 6,000 ducks and 13,000 laying hens, and earlier outbreaks at two other duck farms in the village led to 165,000 animals being culled. A transport ban covers birds, eggs, manure and litter within a 10-kilometre radius, and birds have been kept indoors nationwide since late October.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T12:15:39.644Z
- Category: disease · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101159-bird-flu-outbreak-in-hierden-leads-to-culling-of-19-000-ducks-and-chickens
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

The losses are small on a national scale, but repeated outbreaks in Dutch egg and duck production could tighten local egg and duck supply. Movement restrictions also add logistics costs for producers.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: neutral

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLJVqjmkHDKAdvk5mbZZdG3i

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