Some U.S. farmers who once raised chickens for Tyson Foods to slaughter are shifting to sell eggs instead after the meatpacker closed six plants, a move that left local suppliers with limited options ...

Managing layer chicks for maximum performance is the main objective for all egg producers. One challenge to egg producers or pullet farmers is how to successfully manage flocks to profitable egg ...

Social media users claim to have found a new culprit for sky-high egg prices: chicken feed. The theory gained steam on Facebook, TikTok and Twitter in recent weeks, with some users reporting that ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown. This week, the manager of Kipster Farm Shania Ray, talked about how ...

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 pandemic.

The Agriculture Department has said the avian flu outbreak in the U.S. is the main contributor to low inventory and high prices. Other factors are pandemic-related supply chain issues and holiday ...

My improved Kienyeji are now 9 months of age and are laying eggs, my problem is that only about 30% are laying going by the number of eggs I am collecting. What could be the problem and what is the ...