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 ...

The chicks themselves cost $73—admittedly because I was buying fancier breeds that had been sexed ... those first three chicks. Once the hens started laying regularly, I checked the nest boxes ...

Vaccines could help suppress bird flu and avoid the slaughter of millions of chickens, but the move has been delayed in part ...

Proper nutrition and health of the chickens also play roles in egg production. Some breeds also produce more eggs than others. O'Connor and Wildman said some popular egg-laying chickens for ...

While backyard hens may offer a solution during nationwide egg shortages, it’s unlikely they will save people money.

Common egg colors include brown, white, blue, even a blue-green, depending on the breed ... it starts laying eggs.” Dykes has run into the same thing when people new to raising chickens tell ...

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