By managing light, nutrition, molt schedules, and other things like nutrition, housing, and health, commercial farms can help ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Brian Cosby from the Provide & Protect channel says he gets the same question over and over: what do you do with old birds that stop producing eggs, or roosters that turn mean and start causing ...

As we enter summer and more people are looking at raising backyard chickens, they may be curious why chicken eggs can be different colors. Most eggs are white or brown, but they also come in other ...

Before setting up a backyard coop, check local ordinances for any restrictions on raising chickens. Coops need adequate space, ventilation and predator protection to ensure the health and safety of ...

Raising chickens for eggs can be rewarding, but — as I wrote previously — it requires a commitment of time and money. If you do it properly, you will never have a shortage of fresh eggs, year-round.

Dot’s heading for the hills again. Oh don’t worry, this is actually pretty typical for the chicken. She’s has a daily ritual of taking off the second that her human opens up the coop in the morning ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...