As you plan your chicken flock, you, like many others, might want to get chickens that lay different colored eggs. We’re all ...

As you may or may not know, chickens can lay a variety of egg colors. From white to chocolate and everything in between. Today, we are going to discuss brown egg-laying chicken breeds. I’ve learned a ...

Plus, chickens are beautiful, many breeds make great pets, and even their shit is pretty useful. Before you start ordering chickens online, however, you should pause and think about exactly what ...

With so many chicken breeds (plus hybrids and crossbred chickens), you’re sure to find the kind of chickens that are just right for your needs. Use our survey results to help you choose the best ...

Backyard chickens. More people have them, and despite local controversy, more people want them. Fresh nutritious eggs with deep-yellow yolks sure taste great! But what happens when a highly productive ...

Chickens can harbor dangerous bacteria such as salmonella and E. coli, so “washing your hands thoroughly or using an alcohol-based gel after all contact with poultry or eggs is the best way to ...

Cornish hens became a dinner party favorite in mid-20th-century America, prized for their elegance and single-serving charm.

Holly Callahan-Kasmala and Chrisie DiCarlo are the creators and cohosts of Coffee with the Chicken Ladies Podcast. Between them, they have over 28 years experience keeping chickens.

All chicken breeds share a common ancestor: the red junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Approximately 8,000 years ago, humans began domesticating and selectively breeding chickens.

As consumer interest in heritage-breed meats grows, more companies are looking to get in on the market—especially when it comes to chicken. In response, a group of farmers, business owners, and ...

In his lab at the University of Edinburgh, Mike McGrew is turning commercial egg-laying hens into surrogates for rare chicken breeds revived from frozen cells—a technique that he hopes one day ...