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He told JIS News that the farm began with 100 chickens in a coop, and in over two years has experienced immense growth. He ...
Local hatcheries say chick season is booming, with more people looking to raise hens for eggs. But raising chickens takes ...
An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens ... of the village chickens found in backyard coops.
The forum comes in the wake of the Township Council approving an ordinance – at the behest of Potosnak – that allows for the raising of chickens in residential zones. Prior to the new ordinance, ...
The red mite is arguably the most notorious in poultry farms," states Yahaya Were, a poultry veterinarian. It is followed ...
The recent ice storm left thousands without power, but local chicken farmers were prepared to withstand the severe weather to ensure their flocks were taken care of. Joe “Chicken Joe” Dziamski, owner ...
Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding a mean rooster to the coop, and reaching under a hen to gather a warm egg were ...
In return, they laid more eggs than I could eat. In summer when insects were their chief diet—ants being plentiful, and ...
Running a farm is a huge responsibility, because the animals’ needs come first, according to Desiree Carlyle, owner and ...
Bomgaars employees Cindy Juberian, left, and Bridget Poole inspect one of the chicks the retailer has for sale at their ...