CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) — Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season .

Doll's small farm west of Detroit had no cases of bird flu , despite an ongoing outbreak that killed more than 2 million U.S. turkeys in the last three months alone. He also avoided another disease, avian metapneumovirus, which causes turkeys to lay fewer eggs.

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The shrinking population is expected to cause wholesale turkey prices to rise 44% this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Despite the increase, many stores are offering discounted or even free turkeys to soften the potential blow to Thanksgiving meal budgets

But even if the bird is cheaper than last year, the ingredients to prepare the rest of the holi

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