Ritter Public Library in Vermilion has partnered with Rent the Chicken for a Hatch the Chicken program. A mini incubator with ...

This has some shoppers — maybe you — turning to egg alternatives.

Consumers may have noticed chicken meat prices have not climbed in relation to soaring egg prices amid HPAI outbreaks.

Egg-laying chickens have fared much worse, accounting for more than 75% of all the birds affected by the outbreak between Feb. 8, 2022, and Jan. 29, 2025. Broiler chickens aren’t immune to bird flu, ...

Egg-laying chickens have fared much worse ... Broiler chickens aren’t immune to bird flu, but their shorter life cycle could leave flocks less susceptible to major outbreaks.

The recent volatility of egg prices in the United States has been a hot topic. Media coverage has consistently made the ...

The United States produces around 9 billion broilers (chickens used specifically for their meat) every year, while U.S. egg-laying hens only total to 360 million. Even with the difference in flock ...

As egg prices skyrocket, you too may be considering if it would be cheaper going straight to the source and raising your own flock. As the steward of four sweet but dimwitted backyard chickens ...

People enjoying chicken and egg dishes at the event organised by Vencobb Chicken and NECC, in Hyderabad. The organisers explained to the crowds that any bacteria or virus would die when chicken and ...