Soaring egg prices have people flocking to buy chickens of their own, creating a nationwide shortage of chicks.

“It is essential that it is a viable business,” said Maureen Stickel, director of international poultry development at the foundation. “We never give away chickens.” Simon Wilde, Hybrid ...

Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and increasing egg prices.

potentially allowing interactions between chickens and wild birds. Wild birds are the primary spreader of bird flu at this point, but the transfer to poultry poses some risks for other animals.

Small scale poultry producers in Alberta will be forced to reconsider their chicken-growing plans this year after one of the last privately-owned provincially inspected poultry processors closed its ...

The entire situation cost Iowa taxpayers over $2.3 million, which is money Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said he intends to ...

Don't feed wild birds in your yard. Only allow those who take care of your poultry to enter the coop or run and come into contact with the chickens. Wash your hands before and after coming into ...

Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the shut down and cleaning of all live poultry markets in New York ... were hawking “visibly sickly-looking” chickens to unsuspecting customers – the ban ...