For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

Rapid response teams have culled live poultry layers in the Kanuru Agraharam hotspot, where mass mortality of poultry has been recorded due to the H5N1 virus (bird flu) since January 13 in East ...

Keeping chickens for eggs can be a fun and rewarding hobby. Not only do laying hens give you fresh eggs, but they provide endless entertainment, pest management, and free fertilizer. In this article, ...

The samples of dead poultry layers (birds meant for laying eggs and not consumption) collected from a poultry farm at Kanuru Agraharam of Peravali mandal in East Godavari district have tested positive ...

You may wonder why yours birds lay small eggs while your neighbour's lay big ones. Understanding the factors that may affect the sizes of eggs produced may be helpful in maximising returns as ...

Discover the top 10 poultry technology trends revolutionizing the industry in 2025, from HPAI vaccines to gene-editing and ...

Hot weather can be a concerning time for egg producers, with higher temperatures suppressing appetites and inducing heat stress in birds. When it is hot and sunny, many free-range birds choose not to ...