Let's get this out of the way: you don't need a rooster for your hen to lay eggs. I've answered that question so frequently during my talks with beginning chicken farmers that I now automatically ...

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that in 1990, the world’s population of chickens was around 10.6 billion birds. For 2023, that number has grown to some 34.4 billion animals. And ...

Raising chickens for eggs can be rewarding, but — as I wrote previously — it requires a commitment of time and money. If you do it properly, you will never have a shortage of fresh eggs, year-round.

The simple answer is: Yes! A chicken can produce both meat and eggs. But there is more to it... The breed of chicken really determines how many eggs or meat can be produced. Lately, there has been ...

Year after year, chicken remains the most popular meat to eat in the United States. Long before the country existed, however, chickens lived in tandem with human beings. They were domesticated some ...

Colorado (KCNC) — As egg prices continue to rise in Colorado and across the country, some people have decided to raise their own chickens and produce their own egg supply. One animal sanctuary is ...