Back in the coop, I lifted the outside door to the laying box and was about to reach in when I noticed that there was ...

Chickens can be surprisingly picky about where they lay their eggs, and sometimes they choose the most unexpected spots.

I had enough things to do. Somehow, I ended up being the keeper of a cat I never wanted, not to mention the two children I ...

# THE Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) says its flock of 2,000 chickens is now producing up to 1,000 eggs per day, tripling output since the programme was launched in 2022.

Brown and white eggs have the same nutrients. However, factors like the hen's diet and living conditions can influence the nutrition and taste of the eggs.

We go through many, but there are always extras. My children take them to our neighbors. Their small hands knock on doors and pass them along to the couple who just relocated here from Mexico and to ...

Since its inception over ten years ago, CounterPunch covered the attempt to sell and market the genetic modified (GM) AquAdvantage salmon. Most CounterPunch readers will be happy to know that ...

Year after year, chicken remains the most popular meat to eat in the United States. Long before the country existed, however, chickens lived in tandem with human beings. They were domesticated some ...

Raising chickens for eggs can be rewarding, but — as I wrote previously — it requires a commitment of time and money. If you do it properly, you will never have a shortage of fresh eggs, year-round.

Keeping backyard chickens is a growing trend in urban areas especially as the price of eggs increase and more people have a desire for fresh eggs. Hens, the female chickens, are the layers. The males ...