The Ayam cemani chicken may be the most deeply pigmented creature on earth. Not only are the bird’s feathers, beak, comb, tongue, and toes a striking, blue-ish black, but so are its bones. Even the ...

If chicken is on your grocery list — which wouldn't be too surprising considering the average American eats over 93 pounds of chicken each year — it might be time to take a closer look at that package ...

A team led by UC Davis poultry scientist Huaijun Zhou has created the first comprehensive map of gene regulation in breeds of chickens. The map could be a resource for finding resistance to H5N1 ...

An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs. Village chickens in Petauke, ...

ST. LOUIS — Egg prices throughout the United States continue to soar, with the United States Department of Agriculture estimating prices will increase an additional 41% by the end of 2025. The prices ...

As we begin 2017, Americans can look back at 2016 as yet another year with record-high chicken consumption—an average of 89.6 pounds per person. That’s more than three times as much as our ...

Despite an unproductive and tense session in Jefferson City this year, some bills still made it to Gov. Mike Parson's desk and gained his signature. Through a larger bill focused on real property, ...

Key West, Florida — In quirky Key West, Florida, it's not just tourists flocking to town, feral chickens have found their tropical paradise. And Key West City Commissioner Clayton Lopez has got a beef ...

Paige Grandjean is a food editor, recipe developer, and food stylist with over seven years of experience in food media. Her work has appeared in more than 15 nationally distributed publications, award ...

A poultry farm in southern Illinois housing at least 1 million chickens caught fire Wednesday night killing mass amounts of poultry and causing significant property damage, reports say. The cause of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday. Crews are ...