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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

May 23 (UPI) --The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned of a salmonella outbreak linked to contact with backyard poultry. Public health officials are investigating salmonella ...

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 ...

Backyard chicken flocks in North Carolina harbor almost twice the prevalence of the foodborne bacterium Campylobacter compared to commercial farms, according to a new study. The findings come amid 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 ...

Arkansas poultry tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial poultry farm in Cleveland County and ...