chickens

Feed stores are selling out of baby chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential exposure to bird flu.

Bird flu’s toll on flocks across the country has meant eggs are expensive and in short supply.

More than a million chickens at a farm in Franklin County, Washington, are set to be destroyed because of bird flu. Officials are now deliberating on how to transport, bury, compost or incinerate the birds.

To slaughter 2 million birds per week, Costco is contracting poultry farmers. But this requires a major financial investment from small producers, and the payoff may not be guaranteed.

Urban farming sounds like a great idea to many people. You can grow your own vegetables and put in a chicken coop, or keep some ducks to make it all come…

State officials are urging owners of backyard chicken to sign up their flock for bird flu testing.The state is trying to prevent an outbreak of a new…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976742.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. - Animal welfare groups in Oregon and Washington are shelving…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-970567.mp3The Northwest egg industry is changing the way it houses chickens. But…