RUDD — Mary Halsted of Rudd is considered by her peers to be an absolute servant to Hoover’s Hatchery, the community of Rudd and the poultry industry for the past 44 years. Steven Thompson is a ...

Apr. 9—LARNED — At Big R Farm and Ranch Store in Larned, head receiver Carol Stephenson is worried. On April 2, a shipment of 15 live ducks from the store's Hoover's Hatchery supplier in Texas was ...

Spring is a typical time to start a flock of chickens. With bird flu on the rise, egg prices also have been high. But raising chicks into your own flock isn't as easy or inexpensive as you might think ...