LEBANON, Mo.– One of the more interesting stops on the Girlfriend Getaway day one itinerary: Lebanon’s Cackle Hatchery. Cackle boasts its status as a generations-old hatchery breeding more than 200 ...

LEBANON, Mo. – Plenty of news is surfacing about the United States Postal Service, including a story about at least 4,800 chicks that were shipped to Maine arriving dead. “The recent event is ...

The day-old pullets travel 25 to a box from the Cackle Hatchery, snuggled close to keep each other warm. This spring, Bill Ruppert ordered Speckled Sussexes. They’ll lay brown or tinted eggs, which he ...

Lauren Arcuri is a writer and an experienced small farmer based in rural Vermont. Cackle Hatchery is located in Missouri and offers more than 400 varieties of poultry, including egg layers, meat birds ...