For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

You'll be shocked how many eggs they produce!

SPENCERVILLE —The Ohio Department of Agriculture signed the final permits Friday for Pine Valley Ranch LLC, an egg-laying facility that will include over 2.2 million chickens and was a hotly contested ...

Here’s a novel way to help the environment and lower your grocery bills at the same time: Keep some chickens in your backyard. Actually, it’s not as wacky as you’d think. The “urban chicken” movement ...

By managing light, nutrition, molt schedules, and other things like nutrition, housing, and health, commercial farms can help ...

Mrs Kasendi Mutinda collects eggs at her chicken farm in Ngengeka village, Kitui county. The farmer rears over 500 layers which gives her 12 crates of eggs per day. She says demand for eggs is steady ...

Does the idea of raising your own chickens appeal to you? It's not for everyone (apartment-dwellers, we're looking at you) but it can be a rewarding project. If you haven't taken the plunge yet, you ...