Smallholder Sally Coulthard shares why Bantams are the perfect chicken breed to own, as they don’t need as much space, eat less feed, don’t mind being handled and make great mothers.

A UK research project will combine desk-based research with small-scale trials to explore the practicalities and ...

Vaccines could help suppress bird flu and avoid the slaughter of millions of chickens, but the move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports.

Conrow says there is cause for hope. She tells us farmers are getting better at managing and preventing bird flu. And they’re ...

There are a lot of things to consider before committing to a backyard flock — among them that it will take a while to recoup ...

Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens ... But in birds grown for their meat, the breeds are most likely different, and farmers can ...