They are a fast-growing breed if you are looking for meat production but are also good layers. They have beautiful brown speckled eggs and produce about 200 a year. The New Hampshire Red chicken ...

Historically, chicken meat was primarily produced by raising dual-purpose breeds, and butchering extra roosters, which were not as efficient at producing meat as the Cornish Cross. The Cornish ...

Force of Nature Meats said that unlike conventional poultry or organic poultry, the brand’s pasture-raised, organic-fed, slow ...

2. White Commercial Broiler meat chicken These types of birds are reared as broilers by our farmers and sold as fresh or frozen capons, bone-in, boneless and cut-ups. The main breeds are Cobb-500 ...

Often hardy and easy to care for, many chicken breeds make a perfect ‘beginner’ bird whether you’re interested in raising birds for meat, eggs or both. Chickens don’t have excessively large space ...

Thinking about raising backyard chickens? Learn the rules, challenges and expert tips to ensure a healthy and productive flock.

Mercy For Animals' new shopper-led report, "White Striping at Whole Foods," spotlights the use of fast-growing chicken breeds, referred to as "Frankenchickens," in Whole Foods' supply chain. Despite ...

As poultry companies weigh cost and efficiency with higher animal welfare standards, research comparing conventional and slow ...

The company reports that the transition to these higher-welfare breeds is 90% complete ... some of the worst practices affecting chickens raised for meat. The BCC calls for giving chickens ...