The price of eggs is pushing people towards backyard chickens and the poultry showing community hopes it will revive the ...

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a ...

Detailed industrial process of chicken egg production, from the selection of hens to the eggs arriving at your home. The process begins with choosing chicken breeds known for high egg production ...

Between 1961 and 2010, global per capita egg consumption rose from 4.55 kg to 8.92 kg, and poultry meat consumption increased from 2.88 kg to 14.13 kg.

As Pakistan grapples with rising food costs and continued dependence on imported poultry breeds, the new chicken breed named UniGold that lays over 200 eggs a year—nearly three times more than ...

While native hens typically lay only 70–80 eggs annually, UniGold hens can produce between 179 and 212 eggs per year, with an average egg weight of approximately 52 grammes, a 25% increase over ...

White leghorn chickens lay white-shelled eggs, and breeds like Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds lay brown-shelled eggs. The shells are brown because a pigment called protoporphyrin is ...

For personal reasons Marchewka no longer operates Roos and Bawks, and currently isn’t adding any more chickens to her flock. Marchewka notes that most hens don’t start laying eggs until they are 5 ...

Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rocks, and Orpingtons are brown egg-laying chicken breeds. While all three are dual-purpose breeds, reared both for eggs and for meat, the Orpingtons are also popular ...

One of the most popular chickens to get is the ISA Brown. “They lay really good eggs, they lay a lot of eggs, and they’re easy to raise,” Moyle said.

White egg-laying breeds: White eggs are typically laid by Leghorns, Anconas, and Polish chickens. Leghorns are among the most popular breeds for commercial egg production, while Anconas are a ...