If you’ve been perusing the hatchery catalog to buy baby chicks for your backyard chicken coop, you may notice some breeds are unavailable when you go to order them. That’s likely because some ...

Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large and small farms. In a comparison of differently sized ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Some Rapid City residents say the city council should follow the lead of other communities in South Dakota and elsewhere that allow people to raise chickens in their backyards. A ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rick Olshefski took some good-natured ribbing from friends when he decided to start raising ...

In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, researchers at Cornell University evaluated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the generation and intake of ...

Backyard chicken flocks in North Carolina harbor almost twice the prevalence of the foodborne bacterium Campylobacter compared to commercial farms, according to a new study. The findings come amid a ...

West Baton Rouge Parish Shelter and Animal Control is urging residents to brush up on their bird and bee laws before starting a backyard farm. “What often happens is they’ll let chickens out, the ...

For anyone who owns chickens — or is thinking about getting them — Lollypop Farm is offering its second annual Backyard ...

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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - If the price of eggs is making your wallet lighter and you’re wondering why, you’re not alone. A bird flu outbreak has led to a nationwide average price of eggs being $4.15 a ...

May 23 (UPI) --The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned of a salmonella outbreak linked to contact with backyard poultry. Public health officials are investigating salmonella ...

A striking new study has found eggs from hens kept as pets in urban backyards can contain up to 40 times more lead than eggs from commercially farmed hens. The researchers recommend those living in ...