As urban homesteading trends continue to gain ground, backyard chickens have become an unexpectedly common feature in city neighborhoods. City ...

While many conscientious eaters go out of their way to purchase pasture-raised eggs laid by happy chickens, it’s a little-known fact that almost all eggs have a hidden cost: millions of baby male ...

1. Leghorn: This breed is known for its high egg production, with some hens laying over 300 eggs per year. 2. Sussex: Sussex chickens are a dual-purpose breed, meaning they are good for both egg ...

Egg incubators, such as this Brinsea countertop model, offer another way to hatch chicken eggs if you don't have a broody hen. Now, on to working with broody hens. What follows is an adaptation from ...

In his lab at the University of Edinburgh, Mike McGrew is turning commercial egg-laying hens into surrogates for rare chicken breeds revived from frozen cells—a technique that he hopes one day might ...

While many conscientious eaters go out of their way to purchase pasture-raised eggs laid by happy chickens, it’s a little-known fact that almost all eggs have a hidden cost: millions of baby male ...