With the rising costs of eggs and other poultry products, as well as a growing concern about a nation-wide outbreak of bird flu, the idea of raising chickens at home can be an attractive one. But ...

The fall and winter months are when hens naturally reduce their egg production, but chicken owners can use some tactics to ...

Chicken rentals are soaring as Americans look to make their egg sourcing as local as their backyard. Just don’t expect to save money. By Alyson Krueger Last summer, Genevieve Shaw Brown rented ...

The facility in western Ohio was licensed to house about 280,000 young hens raised to lay eggs. The destruction came amid egg shortages linked to an avian influenza outbreak. By Christine Hauser A ...