"The Reichardt family’s Liberty Ducks in Petaluma confirmed in a recent Instagram post that one of its farms was hit with avian flu, that they would be out of production in about a week, and that they would likely be out of inventory until mid‑March." - Dianne de Guzman
"I read that Liberty Ducks confirmed Avian Influenza had afflicted their flock, and that 1.1 million potentially infected birds were slaughtered at affected farms; Liberty Ducks was named among the farms hit as part of a broader outbreak that led to 4.5 million chickens, ducks, and turkeys being killed across five California counties in two months and a Sonoma County state of emergency." - Dianne de Guzman
"I read in the San Francisco Chronicle that Liberty Ducks, the wine-country purveyor that supplies birds to numerous Michelin-starred restaurants in Northern California, was struck by the 'highly pathogenic' avian influenza in early December; Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Reichardt described the situation as 'incredibly overwhelming,' and fans can show support via Liberty’s GoFundMe." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Normally a supplier to restaurants, Liberty Ducks is now letting me order a fat duck direct to my doorstep instead of only supplying chefs." - Becky Duffett
"I rely on Jim and Jen Reichardt of Liberty Ducks in West Petaluma for the fattest, meaty, juicy Pekin ducks that fuel the wildly popular duck platters at restaurants such as the Progress, the Morris, and Mister Jiu’s; the fourth- and fifth-generation family sources a particular French strain, feeds them more and raises them longer for that quintessential flavor, had roughly 90 percent of their business direct to restaurants, are currently producing about 2,000 ducks a week for the coming months, and are scrambling to pivot to farmers market stands, CSA boxes, and online ordering while worrying that grocery demand will favor chicken over duck." - Becky Duffett
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