It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...

With the rising cost of eggs, more people may be considering raising backyard chickens for fresh, homegrown eggs.

Eric is the director of the poultry division at Stromberg’s. Today we are talking about easy chicken [00:02:00] breeds for new chicken owners. Welcome Eric. Eric Stromberg: Hello, Kenny.

When you’re ready to add some to your house, you may be surprised at the number of breeds of chickens. What kind should you get? Which chicken breeds lay blue eggs or brown eggs? Read on to ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Backyard Chicken Basics workshop and an Egg Grader Training workshop.

We spoke to farmer and educator Patrick Muhammad to get a better understanding of how these colored eggs differ from one another. The color of eggs is simply indicative of the breed of hen it comes ...

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

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 ...

North Carolina producer emphasizes animal welfare, genetic preservation, environmental responsibility and the flavor of the final product.

Backyard chicken coop licenses through NOCO Humane ... and health of the chickens also play roles in egg production. Some breeds also produce more eggs than others. O'Connor and Wildman said ...

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