For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

Rapid response teams have culled live poultry layers in the Kanuru Agraharam hotspot, where mass mortality of poultry has been recorded due to the H5N1 virus (bird flu) since January 13 in East ...

Keeping chickens for eggs can be a fun and rewarding hobby. Not only do laying hens give you fresh eggs, but they provide endless entertainment, pest management, and free fertilizer. In this article, ...

The samples of dead poultry layers (birds meant for laying eggs and not consumption) collected from a poultry farm at Kanuru Agraharam of Peravali mandal in East Godavari district have tested positive ...

Over 5 lakh poultry layers have died from bird flu in East Godavari, AP. The virus was confirmed by NIHSAD from samples taken from Kanuru Agraharam. The area within a 10 km radius has been declared a ...

You may wonder why yours birds lay small eggs while your neighbour's lay big ones. Understanding the factors that may affect the sizes of eggs produced may be helpful in maximising returns as ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)– The Department of Agriculture recently gave over 300 heads of chicken, layer feeds, and veterinary supplies to a women’s cooperative in Binuangan town in Misamis Oriental.

Avian influenza has struck one of the largest and most modern egg laying sites in the country, with more than a million birds now expected to be culled in an attempt to prevent further spread.