For months, an outbreak of avian flu in the state’s commercial poultry flock has stopped farmers from exporting and trading ...

Bird flu may be a respiratory virus, but it still spreads through ground traffic. The shoes people wear every day could ...

So far, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed a staggering 41 outbreaks this year that struck down entire egg-laying flocks in Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, ...

Each human and mammalian infection gives the virus an opportunity to mutate and evolve better ways of transmitting from ...

Feed stores are selling out of baby chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential ...

Tucked between the dusty stretches of Picacho, Arizona, the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch offers a one-of-a-kind adventure ...

Chickens aren’t just egg-laying machines—they’re social, sensitive animals with needs that go beyond food and shelter.

Everyone is after the same thing: baby chickens. The high price of eggs is creating a demand for chickens. Nationwide, the ...

The bird flu outbreak has killed millions of egg laying hens, reducing the egg supply across the country. It has caused egg ...

The Delmarva poultry industry remains on high alert despite no new cases of avian influenza being detected in commercial ...

Joy O’Keefe, an associate professor and wildlife extension specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said the risk of bird flu for backyard chickens depends on a few factors.