Hybrid breeds for backyard chicken enthusiasts share a special history with commercial broiler and layer operations.

With egg prices rapidly increasing, many have begun raising their own chickens to avoid the high cost of grocery store eggs.

By Grace Hussain for Sentient. Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Indiana News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Egg producer Kipster recently announced it had ...

As egg prices continue to soar on the island, reaching $8 to $10 or more per dozen in recent months with purchase limits at ...

A serendipitous conversation at their local feed store sparked the entrepreneur spirit in two local kids, who with a little ...

Some breeds also produce more eggs than others. O'Connor and Wildman said some popular egg-laying chickens for Colorado include Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington, Ameraucana and ...

EGG FARMER HIT HARD BY BIRD FLU, DESCRIBES 'NIGHTMARE' OF LOSING 3 FLOCKS The wait list for one breed, Bresse chickens, is already closed, Bissonnette said, adding that she isn't the only one ...

A healthy hen can lay up to five eggs per week, making chicken rentals an attractive option. By comparison, buying eggs from a grocery store can cost up to $300 annually, with some cities seeing ...

To explore the impact of CNV on chicken domestication and breed shaping, the whole-genome CNVs were detected via multiple methods. Using the whole-genome sequencing data from 51 individuals, ...

Commercial – Shown in Pairs Standard (Exhibition) Chickens will be broken into 6 classifications. American (10 breeds); Asiatic (3 breeds); Continental (10 breeds); English (7 breeds); Mediterranean ...