With the cost of a dozen eggs nearly double from what it was last summer, some folks may be thinking about raising chickens to harvest their own eggs. An area poultry farmer says it may sound good ...

Silkie, Sumatra, and Australorp are among the most popular breeds. Bantam chickens and Welsummer chickens, both of which are small, dual-purpose birds, are suitable for suburban backyard chicken coops ...

Raising chickens for eggs requires significant time, patience, and financial investment. Egg production in chickens is affected by factors like age, breed, season, and daylight hours. While high ...

In January, all poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets and sales in Georgia were suspended after positive bird flu cases in Elbert County were identified at two facilities by the Georgia ...

Enter: egg substitutes; they’re the answer to an unexpected shortage, a vegan diet or if you don’t want to cook with eggs because of the price. I spoke with culinary instructors and master ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Egg prices have been a consistent problem for consumers, as the cost has soared over the past few years. To combat the issue, you may be thinking of taking matters into your own ...

Egg prices are rising due to an outbreak of avian flu, H5N1, in the United States. The average price for a dozen eggs peaked at $4.83 in January 2023. Some areas of Palm Beach County allow ...

Feb 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given a conditional approval to Zoetis (ZTS.N), opens new tab to use its bird flu vaccine in poultry, the animal healthcare company said ...

If you look at a flock of chickens, All the hens are kind of down pecking at the ground, right? But the rooster, he’s up looking around, making sure they’re safe. And if he does hear something ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed the first case of avian flu in domestic poultry in 2025.The positive case was found in a chicken flock on a commercial farm in Lehigh ...

Officials confirmed on Monday the first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – more commonly known as bird flu – in domestic poultry in Pennsylvania in 2025. The ...