A first-time detection of a specific strain of bird flu (H5N1) has been made in a backyard poultry farm in Yolo County, according to Yolo County officials. H5N1 has been detected in wild birds within ...

Thinking of going DIY and raising your own backyard hens? I asked my Lubbock friends who are experienced whether they thought it was worth the cost and effort.

Avian influenza, H5N1, had been detected in wild birds in Yolo County since 2022 but never before in a backyard poultry flock, according to a Thursday news release from county officials. Two people ...

Rochester residents speak out against new rules for raising and keeping backyard chickens that would include a prohibition on ...

Chicks and young poultry thrive when it is hot. Newly hatched chickens require temperatures between 90 and 95 degrees during ...

Flanders Road resident Jay Joseph walked to his backyard to find one of his beloved peafowl — part of a flock of six peacocks and pea hens he’d kept and admired for years — dead in its insulated wire ...

Guidelines from the USDA recommend owners of backyard flocks prevent the spread of bird flu by doing things like restricting ...

The White Lake Community Library is a district library serving all residents within the boundaries of the Whitehall District Schools. Located at 3900 White Lake Drive in Whitehall, the library ...

State experts say that human risk for bird flu remains low and that there have so far been no human cases in Connecticut.

Some readers say chickens are easy to raise and can be a money saver with egg prices soaring. Others complain about the noise and smell and worry about diseases like bird flu.

State officials said H5N1, or bird flu, was detected in a backyard flock Wednesday in New London County. The flock was ...

Since the pandemic, and more recently the rise of the avian flu, more Americans are turning to raising chickens in their ...