Some Michigan lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make it easier statewide to keep egg-laying hens if certain ...

Broiler sets and placements both saw week-to-week and year-to-year improvements. The USDA says 250.167 million broiler-type ...

With egg prices so high and Chicago and many suburbs allowing people to raise hens, some are thinking about backyard chickens ...

Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and increasing egg prices.

Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks. Experts explain ...

Otis Poultry Farm will be closing its doors on April 13 after 121 years in business, but it remains on the market.

Don't feed wild birds in your yard. Only allow those who take care of your poultry to enter the coop or run and come into ...

The U.S. has almost doubled imports of Brazilian eggs once used only for pet food and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat, as President Donald Trump's ...

Kathy Hochul shut down all live poultry markets in New York City ... some markets were hawking “visibly sickly-looking” chickens to unsuspecting customers – the ban was lifted on Feb ...

Phiri, a field representative for the company, Hybrid Poultry Farm, paused a moment for suspense. They are just 6 weeks old, he revealed. Surprise rippled through the gathering. These are not just any ...

Eggs are collected from Jim Irwin’s chicken coop in his backyard in Albany Park on March 17, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Stories about bird flu decimating poultry farms and causing ...

The Delmarva poultry industry remains on high alert despite no new cases of avian influenza being detected in commercial flocks for over a month. The outbreak has resulted in the culling of 1.5 ...