CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...
You need to take extra precautions when handling the chickens and their eggs. “Backyard poultry specifically can have salmonella germs in their poop and on their bodies, even when they look healthy ...
Eggs from chickens raised in your back yard are not free. That’s one of the first lessons beginner poulters learn when they start raising backyard chickens. The second lesson is that chickens are a ...
Palm Coast, Florida launched a pilot program allowing residents to raise up to four hens in their backyards. Chicken coops are limited in size and must adhere to setback requirements. Now that the ...
Sarah Vermiglio was positive Southfield’s rules for backyard chicken coops required a 75-foot buffer between her coop and the property line. The city’s code enforcement office recently notified her ...