# Extension Notebook: The fall migration is on

> Extension specialist Ken Koelkebeck reminds backyard and commercial poultry keepers that the fall 2026 waterfowl migration has begun, with ducks and geese flying south along the Mississippi Flyway. He notes a recent positive highly pathogenic avian influenza detection in Illinois and reported large 2026 depopulations, including 16.6 million commercial laying hens.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:47:32.453Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76807-extension-notebook-the-fall-migration-is-on
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird flu outbreaks force culling of laying hens and turkeys, cutting egg and poultry supply and lifting prices for poultry and feed demand. Renewed risk during migration could tighten chicken and egg supply into winter.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agrinews-pubs.com: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/11/02/extension-notebook-the-fall-migration-is-on/

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