The chicken and egg industries are at odds. The argument isn’t over which came first but about bird-flu vaccinations. Egg ...

Ducks eggs may be up to 50 to 100% bigger than a chicken's, so keep in mind that a that a three-egg omelet, for instance, might become a four-and-a-half to six-egg one if you use the duck variety.

Nationwide, egg farmers lost more than 38 million birds to the flu last year — nearly 14 million in December alone. That's put a crack in the nation's egg supply, which shows no sign of easing ...

As I approached her, she squatted — a tell-tale sign of sexual maturity in chickens. ... we even placed fake decoy eggs in the cubbies to show our chickens where to do their business.

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the ...

Interest in chicken coops is surging, data suggests, as Americans seek backyard farming solutions amid rising egg prices and a desire for sustainable living. Experts share key information to know.

Soaring egg prices are piquing interest in backyard chickens Costs vary wildly, from about $200 to $2,000 for a coop alone. Feeders and waterers range from about $8 to $50 or more, depending on ...

And it's driving consumers to rent egg-laying hens, chicken coops, and feed. Here are all the details. According to recent data from the Consumer Price Index, the cost of a dozen large Grade A ...

People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some first-timers have turned to chicken rentals to try out ownership for a few ...

Ms. Montgomery is the author of “What the Chicken Knows” and other books on animals. Every spring, I’d eagerly await my special package — a box that arrived peeping. Inside were just ...

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Business is booming for small Colorado chicken farmers amid high egg costs, bird flu concerns 02:18. This weekend Colorado grocery shoppers may have seen empty egg shelves at King Soopers with a ...