As egg prices skyrocket, you too may be considering if it would be cheaper going straight to the source and raising your own flock. As the steward of four sweet but dimwitted backyard chickens, I'll ...

A research veterinarian gives practical advice to homeowners for how to protect themselves and their flocks from bird flu.

Australorps, with their black feathers that absorb heat efficiently, are another excellent choice for winter laying. Wyandottes combine beautiful plumage with reliable winter egg production and cold ...

A Sacramento family farm transforms a backyard eggery into a community lifeline, feeding local children in need.

A groundbreaking experiment transforms skin cells into egg-like cells, offering hope for infertility treatments amidst ...

For years, scientists have warned that bird flu - better known as H5N1 - could one day make the dangerous leap from birds to ...

Avian influenza is devastating poultry operations, spreading in dairy cattle and infecting farm workers. Why isn’t the United ...

URMC researchers say babies raised in farming families may build stronger immune defenses against food allergies much earlier in life. A new University of Rochester Medical Center study found that ...

Lord of the Flies, the first and perhaps greatest work of celebrated author William Golding, has sold more than 10 million ...

Pasco County recently approved an ordinance allowing residents to have backyard chickens. But before you rush to build your coop, double-check your neighborhood's rules and your HOA's guidelines.

Not weird, just different.” A third-grade teacher gently reprimanded her class during a social studies lesson 41 years ago inside a small Catholic school in Ocean City, New Jersey. We had our social ...

Reams of advice and recipes emerge every year to help nervous cooks get their turkeys from fridge to table in a delicious manner. (The scourge of the cook is dryness.) Far less attention is paid to ...