I got interested in breeds of chickens early in life, while living with my grandmother in the 1940s and early 1950s. She raised chicken in the backyard solely for meat. I was always fascinated by ...

Edward Skelly, a young farmer in New Franklin, Pennsylvania, became known for his successful poultry farm in the early 1900s.

Chicken owners learn about the initial setup, like setting up a chicken coop along with chicken breeds and their nutrition.

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

Suppliers and customers are seeing an increase in chick sales as more people look for affordable and alternative eggs amid ...

Jennica Harris's flock lives in the “fluffy butt hut," which has window boxes, curtains, wallpaper, and a chandelier.

You can pick up chicks at Fleet Farm… …as long as those ‘chicks’ you’re hoping to pick up are baby chickens. Live chicks are ...

Market Heifers will be "breed" within beef steers and will not be eligible to be shown in the beef breeding heifer show. Barn Note from Superintendent: All beef heifers and steers (including dairy ...

It's easy to guess what dog breeds might be popular by looking around anywhere canines gather, like a dog park or doggy day care. These days, it seems like Golden Retrievers are everywhere! But these ...

Out in the woods on a rural chicken farm just days before April 1 in Pierce County, Washington, the bantam Silkie and Satin chickens were waiting for the perfect time to escape. “Bawk bawk bawk,” the ...

Looking for something a bit more in depth? AgriLife Learn breaks down the science behind shell color, breed traits and egg-formation quirks — straight from the experts in poultry science. Nature has ...