Mike Shirley, who owns Boroview Farm and is in the Rutherford County 4-H Poultry Club, said raising chickens can be a very rewarding experience.

In fact, the new breed of poultry farmer even buys older chickens, ones past their egg-laying prime. In the past, so-called “spent” chickens were destined for the slaughterhouse.

A hatchery owner proposes shipping reforms to reduce chick losses in transit, stressing that reliable USPS delivery is vital ...

You will have to buy housing, bedding, feed, scratch, treats, oyster shell, grit, waterers, a poultry first-aid kit, sand, and predator-proofing materials (this isn’t even getting into raising ...

Backyard chickens are a growing trend in urban areas, but Rochester's new hike in permit fees is hurting chicken owners. When Rochester chicken owners received a permit renewal form this spring ...

An Abaco poultry farm yesterday said its $45,000 hatchery will be completed by the end of September 2023.

With chickens and turkey production increasing by 33% in the past two decades — more than half of that growth coming in the past five years — poultry is North Carolina’s No. 1 agriculture ...

ACGC senior Hunter Dahline continues to expand his chicken hatchery business Hunter Dahline started Dahline Poultry in 2018, when he was 14 years old. He hatches and ships 10,000 to 15,000 chicks ...

In fact, the new breed of poultry farmer even buys older chickens, ones past their egg-laying prime. In the past, so-called “spent” chickens were destined for the slaughterhouse.