Quick Take Pecking orders are real and chickens form dominance hierarchies that influence daily access to food and water, ...

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable to wild predators, neighborhood pets, extreme weather, and infectious ...

As people scramble for solutions amid the egg shortage, Denver7 spoke with one family seeing firsthand, the success of raising their own flock. Another family is pushing for chicken change. Ohhhh Boy, ...

Indian Creek Nature Center Director of Land Stewardship Jean Wiedenheft collects eggs laid by chickens at the Etzel Sugar Grove Farm near Marion on Jan. 15. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The ...

Carly Muhlhahn and her husband, Benjamin Bagenski, have had a chicken flock since last year. Amid high egg prices and bird flu cases soaring across the country, Saratoga County residents are tending ...

It's become more popular in the last few years for people who don't farm to keep flocks of chickens in their back yards; many put up signs to sell any extra eggs. But avian flu has sickened birds in ...

Backyard chicken flocks in North Carolina harbor almost twice the prevalence of the foodborne bacterium Campylobacter compared to commercial farms, according to a new study. The findings come amid a ...

Kate Lawrence, a Virginia Cooperative Extension agent in Botetourt and Roanoke, shares this information on how to protect chickens from avian influenza: Be aware of the Avian Influenza outbreak ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - With high egg prices at grocery stores, a poultry expert from Clemson University says many people are getting their own chickens. According to the Bureau of Labor ...

Backyard chicken flocks have surged in popularity since the pandemic, driven by interest in sustainability, reduction in food costs and a renewed connection to food. “In 2020, when many of us were ...

SALISBURY, Md.- The Avian Bird Flu is driving some chicken owners on Delmarva to beef up their biosecurity efforts. Martin Hutchison of Salisbury has a backyard flock of nearly 70 chickens. Hutchison ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a ...