Bringing new hens into your flock can be an exciting venture, but it’s important to exercise caution, especially if the birds ...

The latest report comes from the state of Nebraska where another 1,8 million chickens must be sacrificed, following the discovery of an egg laying farm some 190 kilometers north of Omaha.

Once they start laying, or at 20 weeks (this usually coincides) they graduate to the layer stage. Chickens generally stay in that phase for three years, and while production will begin to drop off ...

If you are not getting that many eggs each day, then one or more of your hens are not laying very well or not laying any eggs ...

Finally, do you like eggs? Like, really, really like eggs? Healthy chickens lay an egg a day, so think about how many you and your family can reasonably consume.

But a few months ago, she got a notice from the city telling her to remove her chickens from the property or pay a fine.

Industrial-scale poultry farms are descending on a tiny South Carolina community. Neighbors worry about odor and threats to ...

But the hens weren’t laying eggs as often as the tribe wanted ... as no footage of the tribe preparing to get rid of the chickens was shown. Maybe that was all to provide added entertainment.

"Poultry farmers already supplement laying hens' diets with vitamin D to help the hen regulate calcium metabolism for skeletal health and eggshell production," Persia said. He answered questions ...

Hens are primarily known for their ability to lay eggs, with many laying one egg almost daily, depending on the breed and environmental conditions. Apart from egg-laying, hens are also raised for ...