Those four harbingers of mayhem now reside in a fancy backyard coop, and about three weeks ago, stopped freeloading by ...

with some hens laying over 300 eggs per year. 2. Sussex: Sussex chickens are a dual-purpose breed, meaning they are good for both egg production and meat production. They are known for laying up ...

Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates than caged flocks. This finding could have implications for states like California, ...

A chicken snake is a type of snake known for raiding chicken coops to eat eggs, birds and small mammals, such as rats and mice. This behavior makes these reptiles both a friend and a foe to farmers.

In the state of New Mexico, many cities allow the keeping of a limited number of chickens in residential backyards. Here are the top ten.

Some chicken classifications speak to farming practices while others mean nothing at all. We break it down in this guide to ...

These are the major milestones in egg production: While all birds lay eggs, the number of eggs they produce during any given year is highly variable across the species. Some domestic chicken breeds ...

This study was aimed at assessing the egg quality traits of Nigerian indigenous chickens raised under scavenging and improved feeding conditions in relation to exotic chicken’s eggs. The study was ...