When you think about hens and their daily routine, egg laying might be the first thing that comes to mind. It’s a practice that seems incredibly mundane, yet it holds a treasure trove of fascinating ...
The fall and winter months are when hens naturally reduce their egg production, but chicken owners can use some tactics to ...
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that in 1990, the world’s population of chickens was around 10.6 billion birds. For 2023, that number has grown to some 34.4 billion animals. And ...
Producing clean table eggs from a flock raised in a deep litter system has always been a big challenge to most poultry farmers. It even becomes a tall order during the rainy season when the litter ...