Ducks can be prolific layers. Choose the best heritage poultry breeds: chicken, discover a duck, get a gaggle of geese, or take home some turkeys. Poultry are among the most diverse and useful animals ...

Kenny Coogan: [00:00:00] One of the interesting facts about the history of that breed is that the US Department of Agriculture Research Center at Beltsville, Maryland developed that breed over seven ...

As consumer interest in heritage-breed meats grows, more companies are looking to get in on the market—especially when it comes to chicken. Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats ...

The near-total replacement of heritage breeds like Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red with fast-growing hybrids is the single biggest driver of the flavor change in commercial chicken. A ...

Slower growing broiler chickens are healthier and have more fun than conventional breeds of birds, new evidence from an independent commercial scale farm trial has shown. Slower growing broiler ...

Like all chickens, fluffy chickens will provide you with delicious eggs, companionship, and entertainment. However, they also have the added benefit of being extra soft and cuddly. In fact, these ...

Chef Brad Leone explores rare poultry breeds in Ireland, showcasing birds with extraordinary and colorful plumage.

In his lab at the University of Edinburgh, Mike McGrew is turning commercial egg-laying hens into surrogates for rare chicken breeds revived from frozen cells—a technique that he hopes one day might ...