As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.

Thinking about raising backyard chickens? Learn the rules, challenges and expert tips to ensure a healthy and productive flock.

Farm stores and hatcheries are selling out of baby chicks for the spring—particularly production breeds that lay a large number of eggs. The threat of bird flu has already meant that more than ...

Avian Flu, or H5N1 Bird Flu, is a highly infectious viral disease that hit the United States in February of 2022 by migrating ...

Laying birds are of different breeds. The white and brown colour leghorns are the best egg producers and here in Uganda, the brown leghorn is the commonest. The birds produce their eggs between ...

A plan by Gov. Katie Hobbs to use her powers to make eggs more affordable might not be all it's cracked up to be.

Bird flu’s devastating impact on egg-laying hens in recent years is the clear culprit for higher egg prices. But CoBank’s Earnest said there are other contributing factors. For example, there has been ...

The current outbreak of bird flu in the U.S. was first ... decline in the population of egg-laying hens, sharply reducing the supply of eggs nationwide. Grist thanks its sponsors.

While backyard flocks are making a comeback in some communities across Wisconsin, experts say it pays to find out whether or not it's legal in your area.

As many people are painfully aware, egg prices in the United States have gone through the roof this year. This, despite ...