Interest in raising backyard chickens grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues due to the ever-increasing cost of store-bought eggs.

A UF IFAS researcher is warning residents about what signs to look out for in their backyard flock as Bird Flu cases rise in Florida.

Bird flu has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo, local officials said Tuesday. No human cases have been linked to the flock, but the detection highlights the risk of H5N1 to people who live near,