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

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rick Olshefski took some good-natured ribbing from friends when he decided to start raising ...

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 ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - If the price of eggs is making your wallet lighter and you’re wondering why, you’re not alone. A bird flu outbreak has led to a nationwide average price of eggs being $4.15 a ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Wake up, Pine Belt! Breakfast just got a little more expensive, again. According to The Associated Press, egg prices rose to $6.23 a dozen last month. While the cost of ...

DAVIE - As egg prices surge and shortages persist due to the bird flu ravaging poultry flocks, some South Florida residents are turning to backyard chickens as an alternative. But before setting up a ...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - Despite a steady drop in wholesale egg prices, many California shoppers say they're still paying high prices at the store. In the Coachella Valley, an increasing number of ...

West Baton Rouge Parish Shelter and Animal Control is urging residents to brush up on their bird and bee laws before starting a backyard farm. “What often happens is they’ll let chickens out, the ...