The short answer is that there are chickens for meat (broilers) and chickens for eggs (layers), and they’re not the same: They’re raised separately and have different lifespans. In fact, for the past ...

Monette says a good laying chicken will lay an egg a day or every other day if they are healthy and young. “That really gives ...

Have you ever wondered why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors ...

Second-Hen’d is a local organization dedicated to helping “spent” hens, meaning egg-producing chickens that once laid eggs in ...

Griffin, 38, who lives in England with his three daughters, Ruby, 12, Elsie, 9, and Olive, 3, told news agency SWNS that it took their hen Gail five hours to lay the enormous egg. The oversized ...

Chicken rentals are soaring as Americans look to make their egg sourcing as local as their backyard. Just don’t expect to ...

Homeowners hatching a scheme to beat high egg prices by raising chicks in their backyard are in for a wait. Spring chicks will need until fall to reach maturity, according to Cambria poultry farmer ...

He’s fond of all of them. “A chicken will lay eggs for about five years,” he said. “Get three or four of them and enjoy it.” Towns that do and don’t allow chickens The following lists ...

The price of eggs has prompted many to either forgo buying eggs or find ways to save money on eggs. We break down the costs ...

An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs.

Griffin, 38, who lives in England with his three daughters, Ruby, 12, Elsie, 9, and Olive, 3, told news agency SWNS that it took their hen Gail five hours to lay the enormous egg. The oversized ...