It’s been a year of hard lessons and revival for Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, the family-owned business that suffered a devastating setback following a bird flu outbreak in January.

After the government-ordered culling of nearly his entire flock of 99,000 birds, chief executive Doug Corwin had some real soul searching to do. He’d kept a reserve of several thousand eggs that had been sanitized and cleared for hatching, but the question was: could he really rebuild his business practically from scratch?

Thus far he’s proving he can, with a lot of help from the community, lawmakers, fellow businesses and customers. In recent months, Corwin, who operates the farm with his sons and other family members, saw his flock grow to about 12,500. And he’s quietly maintaining a slow but steady sal

See Full Page