Bird Flu 2025 In Georgia News. Farmers in georgia’s northeastern corner woke up on jan. Atlanta — for the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in georgia, the nation’s top state for chicken production.

The georgia poultry industry is facing a threat known as bird flu, after the georgia department of agriculture confirmed a positive case at a commercial poultry operation. The state’s first reported case popped up in a flock in east georgia.