Maybe you already keep chickens or other poultry and are considering adding ducks. Or maybe you’re thinking of starting with ducks as your first foray into the world of poultry. To help you decide whether or not duck keeping...
Perhaps the most self-defeating economic policy of the federal government is supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs.
The policy effectively isolates Canadian dairy farmers from competition and from variation in the price they receive for the milk produced on...
Anyone who keeps outdoor birds in Wales and England will now have to register them as part of efforts to prevent fresh outbreaks of bird flu.
Birds kept indoors are not affected, but anyone with chickens, fowl or pigeons living...
Each fall most chickens go through an annual molt, during which a shiny new set of feathers replaces their previous plumage. During the molt, nutrients used to produce eggs are diverted to producing feathers. As a result, laying slows,...
What, exactly, are free-range chickens? According to USDA, free-range chickens must be “allowed access to the outside.” That doesn’t mean they actually have to go outside. They just have to have outdoor access.
On the other hand, to many rural...
New York is not known for poultry production compared to states in the Midwest, but one Cortland County farm is upping its production to fill a niche at local markets.
Through a $22,000 grant from the county and a new...
Revathi Shanmugasundaram is a research biologist at the Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit in Athens, GA. Her research on mycotoxins in poultry feed was one of three winning entries in ARSX2023, an annual competition that seeks to accelerate agricultural...
When pests are not properly controlled, poultry diseases and pathogens, including Salmonella, can rapidly spread through a poultry house. Yet as producers and applicators target pests with insecticides, they can often see a resistance build – reducing the effectiveness...
It is my distinct pleasure to be addressing you today on the occasion of the Caribbean Poultry Association’s 7th International Technical Symposium and Exhibition on the topic of Strengthening Sustainable Agriculture in the Poultry Industry of the Caribbean. The...
How old can eggs get— if they aren’t deliberately preserved — is a question facing archeologist investigating a 1,700 year old egg discovered in England. The shell is still intact and CT scans show the egg contains liquid, possibly...