# Hickman details ‘slow-motion wreck’ from bird flu

> Hickman's Family Farms, the largest egg producer in Arizona and the Southwest, lost about 95% of its laying hens, roughly 6 million birds, to HPAI this year. The company has cut its workforce sharply and is urging USDA to approve use of an avian influenza vaccine, which received only a conditional license from USDA earlier this year.

- Date: 2025-07-02 · published 2025-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23768-hickman-details-slow-motion-wreck-from-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Large-scale layer losses reduce demand for feed in affected regions, and the pace of vaccine approval will determine how exposed layer flocks remain to future outbreaks.

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/hickman-details-slow-motion-wreck-from-bird-flu

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