A Jan. 19 Facebook video features a screen recording of a TikTok in which multiple people say chicken feed is making their chickens lay fewer eggs. "I found plenty of information about using RNA ...

The short answer is that there are chickens for meat (broilers) and chickens for eggs (layers), and they’re not the same: They’re raised separately and have different lifespans. In fact, for the past ...

Have you ever wondered what makes a hen broody? There are lots of reasons that you can learn about by reading here!

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Last week I received an email from an ardent Smart Harvest reader who is a poultry farmer ...

With the cost of a dozen eggs nearly double from what it was last summer, some folks may be thinking about raising chickens to harvest their own eggs. An area poultry farmer says it may sound good, ...

When you think about hens and their daily routine, egg laying might be the first thing that comes to mind. It’s a practice that seems incredibly mundane, yet it holds a treasure trove of fascinating ...

Tove Danovich is a writer in Portland, Ore., and the author of “Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them.” As almost everyone knows, the price of eggs ...