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

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 ...

Dec. 27—The Oklahoma State Department of Health gives tips on how to safely raise backyard poultry due to the current spread of Avian Influenza across the country. 1 What is Avian Influenza? HPAI is ...

I’ll admit, I jumped on the backyard chicken raising wagon last year. I probably would not have done so if I had joined all the backyard chicken raising groups beforehand. There’s, apparently, a lot ...