Defra proposes banning hen cages by 2032, with new welfare measures for lambs. Consultation open for farmers and industry bodies.

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

People have been flocking to raise backyard chickens in recent years. But raising these birds at home is not for everyone. An ...

To achieve good egg production, a farmer or poultry attendant must professionally manage flocks throughout their life.

By managing light, nutrition, molt schedules, and other things like nutrition, housing, and health, commercial farms can help ...

The Waterville council in December 2020 voted to decrease the required minimum lot size for keeping chickens from 10,000 to 8 ...

Brian Cosby from the Provide & Protect channel says he gets the same question over and over: what do you do with old birds that stop producing eggs, or roosters that turn mean and start causing ...

In some countries (e.g., the European Union and the United Kingdom), the ban on conventional cage systems for laying hens (Directive EU, 2012) resulted in a significant shift to alternative systems, ...

Which came first, the chicken conversation or the frustrated farmer? A Florida man allegedly opened fire at a trio of twentysomethings outside of a bar earlier this month during an argument over how ...