Hybrid breeds for backyard chicken enthusiasts share a special history with commercial broiler and layer operations.

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

Genetic diversity matters for wildlife – and for the livestock on which we depend. Yet breed after breed is disappearing into extinction.

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Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen. But the move has been delayed ...

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Soldiers have shared pictures of what’s been given to them in mess halls – including raw chicken, ‘meat water’, and some very sloppy lasagne. The dining experience is so poor, one former ...

Simmons attacked veggie burgers and meat-free chicken as highly processed foods that “won’t do” in the effort to feed a growing population. (Even though experts widely acknowledge that plant ...

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