With the culling of hens from bird flu outbreaks, the surge in the price of eggs has caused a bump in interest in keeping ...

As many people are painfully aware, egg prices in the United States have gone through the roof this year. This, despite ...

While backyard flocks are making a comeback in some communities across Wisconsin, experts say it pays to find out whether or ...

These days it's not the size of the chicken but the size of the ... told news agency SWNS that it took their hen Gail five hours to lay the enormous egg. The oversized egg weighed more than ...

Even with 200 egg laying hens, one CT café is paying $275 from an egg wholesaler and paring down their menu to make ends meet ...

The most effective strategy against bird flu on chicken farms is prevention, writes former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb — ...

Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for ...

Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising.

Before setting up a backyard coop, check local ordinances for any restrictions on raising chickens. Coops need adequate space, ventilation and predator protection to ensure the health and safety of ...