Hatcheries, Wisconsin farm stores struggle to keep up with demand for chicks for laying flocks
While backyard flocks are making a comeback in some communities across Wisconsin, experts say it pays to find out whether or ...
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The Real Cost of Backyard Eggs
But this was sporadic. Eggs are naturally seasonal, and around November, the chickens slowed and then stopped laying until roughly March, when the days got longer again. Then, after a few months ...
Family’s chicken lays ‘ginormous egg’ 3 times the normal size: ‘Rare phenomenon’
Rob Griffin and his family were stunned recently when their chicken laid a massive egg more than three times the normal size. Griffin, 38, who lives in England with his three daughters, Ruby, 12, ...
In protecting chickens, we protect ourselves from future bird flu outbreaks
The bird flu outbreak is largely due to the close quarters and poor conditions of farmed animals in factory farming ...
Elon Musk blames Joe Biden for ‘insane’ mass slaughter of 150 million chickens as egg prices soar
Elon Musk claims President Biden’s administration ordered the culling of 150 million egg-laying chickens, sparking debates on ...
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Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant
Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising.
Egg prices soar in US: Elon Musk says Joe Biden killed 150 million chickens — But there’s more to the story
Elon Musk ignited a fresh controversy on Thursday, claiming on X that President Joe Biden’s administration ordered an “insane ...