UniGold lays up to 212 eggs annually, compared to just 70–80 from local hens. It’s bred to suit the realities of rural ...

Budget-conscious Long Islanders are flocking to the pet supply retailer’s location in Commack, New York, which has started ...

For many years, as Easter approached, notices would be put in newspapers and on television cautioning parents not to buy baby chicks for their children as Easter gifts. They may start out soft and ...

As autumn set in last year, I thought Esmerelda, at age seven, had entered a well-merited retirement. For nearly six years ...

In return, they laid more eggs than I could eat. In summer when insects were their chief diet—ants being plentiful, and ...

With egg shortages expected to last several years, demand for backyard chickens is soaring. Here's what you need to know before adopting some for yourself.

Rhode Island has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. But that doesn't mean tragedies don't touch the Ocean State. Longtime residents may ...

The red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae ... with biosecurity strategies are essential for the success of the activity and the maintenance of laying hens’ health. Usually, the presence of mites and lice is ...

Every week, truckloads of recycled waste are dumped into a landfill after getting rejected at Rhode Island Resource Recovery for having a contamination level of 10% or more. Roughly 29,000 tons of ...