Pest control: Diatomaceous earth (DE), a natural powder made from fossilized algae, can be used in chicken coops to control ...

Providing the chickens with a place to dust bathe can prevent lice and mite infestations. Because Golden Comet chickens are so docile, you may want to keep them separate from more aggressive breeds.

He narrated on phone that he has been seeing his mother’s rural free-range chicken happily eat garden snails. However, the chickens later cough endlessly, sneeze, squeak, gape and die.

An employee closes a cage as a chicken waits to be slaughtered inside the La Granja Live Poultry ... More Corporation store on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in New York. Musk quote-tweeted a post on X on ...

It was nearly two years ago when Angelia Taylor first heard about owning backyard chickens online. “Honestly, I was seeing it all over Facebook,” Taylor, of Camden County, New Jersey ...

As farmers across the US struggle to contain a deadly bird flu virus, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering adding animal vaccines to its strategy for controlling the outbreak ...

“I think the silver lining in all of this is, how do we, in our backyards—we’ve got chickens too in our backyard—how do we solve for something like this? And people are sort of looking ...

Scabies, a skin rash caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin, is usually treated with prescription medication, but there are home remedies that may help relieve symptoms. Some people report ...

With egg prices soaring in the US, Christine and Brian Templeton of Rent The Chicken in Goffstown, New Hampshire, offer a unique solution—chicken rentals. Their service provides hens ...

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