Prevent poultry access to open water sources such as puddles, ditches, ponds or seasonal water accumulation. Provide municipal or well water only; do not use untreated surface water for drinking or ...

If you’ve been perusing the hatchery catalog to buy baby chicks for your backyard chicken coop, you may notice some breeds are unavailable when you go to order them. That’s likely because some ...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Lollypop farms held lessons on Sunday afternoon informing people about owning backyard chickens. People were invited to learn about chicken care, from behavior and health, to ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Lollypop Farm is offering hands-on learning opportunities for pet owners starting this weekend. On Sunday, a free backyard chickens class will take place. Additionally, a pet first ...

Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large and small farms. In a comparison of differently sized ...

Applications are due by March 1. The $375 fee covers the chicks, feed, equipment and ongoing support. Chicks will be ...

When Corey Leird refers to his “girls,” it is important to clarify if he is talking about his wife, Racheal, and their two daughters Mayley and Mabel, or the hundreds of pullets he is raising in his ...

TODD. CHRIS, THANKS. IT IS HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND A CARTON OF EGGS BECAUSE OF THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE CAUSED BY THE BIRD FLU. NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO HOMEGROWN SOLUTION BACKYARD CHICKEN ...