The State Board of Animal Health announced Saturday it has quarantined 2.8 million chickens at a commercial egg laying operation in Jackson County, which is located along Interstate 65 south of ...

An ongoing bird flu epidemic has forced farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, leading to a serious shortage. Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has ...

Some readers are OK with Chicagoans raising chickens in their back yards, while others say the fowl don’t belong in the city. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Share With the price of eggs rising all over ...

A SPIKE IN AVIAN FLU CASES IS CREATING A SHORTAGE OF CHICKENS -- AND EGGS. PETE AND GERRY'S IN MONROE WORKS WITH OVER 200 FARMS ON EGG PRODUCTION. <THERE'S JUST SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH HENS LAYING EGGS ...

but we’ve narrowed it down to 7 reasons to try and convince you why you should start keeping chickens in your yard. Who doesn’t love eggs for breakfast? Keeping chickens means you have a steady supply ...

(Stephen Ausmus/USDA Agricultural Research Service via Stocktonia) AS BIRD FLU takes it toll around the nation, San Joaquin County has jumped to the forefront, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

In these wire crates, hens are crammed together barely able to move much less engage in normal chicken ... eggs. Thanks to market pressure and the enactment of animal welfare laws, 70% of laying ...