Scientists discovered that the diabetes medication metformin can significantly boost egg production in aging chickens.

The bird flu had been decimating flocks since 2022 but especially ramped up in 2024 — more than 20 million egg-laying ... and the white is super white.” Not all chicken-lovers are reaping ...

With the cost of a dozen eggs nearly double from what it was last summer, some folks may be thinking about raising chickens to harvest their own eggs. An area poultry farmer says it may sound good ...

You can definitely spend a lot raising fancy chickens that lay fancifully ... and White Leghorns—which is fine if your priority is a bird that will produce a lot of eggs and be weather-resilient.

A weekly report from the Agricultural Marketing Service highlights the impact of ongoing bird flu outbreaks by showing the losses of chickens that lay eggs ... loose, white shell eggs reached ...

People are flocking to backyard chickens ... plastic cup. These chickens have lived in Hitt’s backyard in St. Louis since early April. She and her family have enjoyed the pale blue eggs the hens ...