PALMYRA, Wis. — After TMJ4's initial story on Thursday, the Palmyra community in Jefferson County reached out to the news team concerned about the smell of millions of dead chickens.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection , a commercial flock of chickens were slaughtered after a case of bird flu was discovered in the county. Their bodies are believed to have been dumped in that community Saturday morning.

Zion Rd and County Cl closed on Saturday, but large trucks could be seen driving in and out of the area where neighbor Lisa Eddy said a large egg farm owns property and previously dumped dead chickens in 2022.

Eddy said trucks have been driving to the dump site all morning, drivers can be seen wearing masks, something she said is a tell

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