It was a first for cows last March when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the highly pathogenic avian flu virus ...

"Pro chicken" residents have been trying to get backyard chickens allowed in Worcester for months. They just got a big boost.

Chickens can make good (if somewhat messy) pets, provide natural fertilizer for gardens, and offer educational opportunities ...

MassWildlife also asks hunters to report sick or deceased birds if they find five or more at a single location, as this could be a sign of a possible outbreak. Spring turkey hunting season in ...

Current inflation rates, illnesses in the chicken population, and rising prices have caused some people to consider raising their own chickens, and the Berrien County Health Department is partnering ...

Eggs are collected from Jim Irwin’s chicken coop in his backyard in Albany Park on March ... monitoring to help prevent the spread of the disease, O’Keefe said. Such measures have come under ...

There's been an uptick in interest in buying chickens to access affordable eggs. One local vet said there are some concerns ...

“There’s other diseases to consider ... Tidrick teaches multiple classes on raising backyard chickens for beginners through Anoka-Hennepin School District. The University of Minnesota ...

As Chicago-area shoppers hesitate to reach into grocery coolers when they see the price of eggs, Jim Irwin enjoys going out to his backyard chicken coop on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and Annie Lawson ...