Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to ...

Prevent poultry access to open water sources such as puddles, ditches, ponds or seasonal water accumulation. Provide ...

If you’ve been perusing the hatchery catalog to buy baby chicks for your backyard chicken coop, you may notice some breeds are unavailable when you go to order them. That’s likely because some ...

have surged in popularity across the United States, fueled by rising egg prices, food security concerns, and a broader push ...

Yearly outbreaks of avian influenza, known as bird flu, are becoming the "new norm," as pockets of the highly contagious respiratory virus keep showing up on chicken farms on the Eastern Shore and in ...

Bird flu outbreaks often occur three to 10 days after spikes of waterfowl abundance within 2.5 miles of affected farms, says Maurice Pitesky, UCCE poultry specialist.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Lollypop farms held lessons on Sunday afternoon informing people about owning backyard chickens. People were invited to learn about chicken care, from behavior and health, to ...

Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large and small farms. In a comparison of differently sized ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Lollypop Farm is offering hands-on learning opportunities for pet owners starting this weekend. On Sunday, a free backyard chickens class will take place. Additionally, a pet first ...