Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has resulted in millions of egg-laying chickens being euthanized ...

A weekly report from the Agricultural Marketing Service highlights the impact of ongoing bird flu outbreaks by showing the losses of chickens ... documents losses of egg-laying breeds across ...

Yoder says with chickens and the eggs, sometimes there's enough, and other times there are too many. Chickens lay the most eggs in the ... can affect chickens' laying. Older birds go through ...

The avian flu has impacted over 157 million poultry, including egg-laying hens, leading to a decrease ... “It’s the most effective tool that we have to prevent it.” Hahnel said that her ...

On the flip side, egg-laying chickens stick around for years, continuing to lay eggs throughout most of their lives. This means they’re exposed to bird flu for much longer, making them more at risk.

Founded 12 years ago, Rent the Chicken provides customers with two egg-laying hens, a portable chicken coop, up to 200 pounds of feed, food and water dish and a book on taking care of chickens. " ...

It may take months before the number of egg-laying chickens returns to its normal ... were a match with the current strain found in the most recent outbreak, highlighting the difficulty of ...