For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

Before there was the chicken and the egg, there was chicken food. And feeding chickens today comes with a high price tag and carbon footprint. Researchers at Australia’s University of New England are ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Egg cartons could soon boast a new green claim: hemp-fed hens. Regulators recently gave hemp seed meal initial approval as feed for egg-laying chickens, granting hemp farmers access to part of the $85 ...

I selected 6 different types of feed/food to check which feed my chickens like the best. This video shows the test and results - some chicken lovers might be surprised with the findings. Also, I have ...

There is no evidence that chicken feed is being sabotaged or impacting the number of eggs that backyard hens are laying, poultry science experts said. Several feed suppliers, including Tractor Supply ...