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

Scientists have successfully genetically modified chickens to make their feathers resemble those of dinosaurs. This study is part of a broader effort to understand how and why feathers evolved.

The City of Port Colborne wants to hear from residents about whether backyard chickens should be allowed within the urban boundary. A survey has been launched by the city to gather public opinion ...

Marek’s disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop ...

Chickens have stolen the hearts of the entire student body at Lodi High School in New Jersey. It's the only school in Bergen ...

Feathers may have started as simple filaments in ancient dinosaurs, but a team of Swiss researchers is digging deep into the ...

The best bet to save the imperiled species may be a system that pays farmers and ranchers to protect its grassland home.

As avian influenza, also known as bird flu or avian flu, continues to strike Delaware, many farmers have been forced to ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Bristol, Virginia city leaders voted to loosen an ordinance Tuesday that they say would help property owners raise chickens in their yards amid a time when egg prices are ...

LIBERTY, Mo. (KCTV) - Egg prices started to fall after a spike in February, but that doesn’t appear to be slowing consumers looking for backyard chickens. Quite the opposite. Through mid-April ...

For the wild chickens of Ybor, this is their city. “They’re smarter than us, because they know after sunset, you might want to hide in a tree,” said Dylan Breese, founder of the Ybor ...