Chick to egg-layer: Raising chickens not a quick fix to egg shortage or prices
Joseph Yoder raises chickens for eggs he sells at Shepherd's Market in Big Prairie. He warns raising laying chickens isn't ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
Indiana quarantines 2.8M egg-laying chickens due to bird flu
The State Board of Animal Health announced Saturday it has quarantined 2.8 million chickens at a commercial egg laying operation in Jackson County, which is located along Interstate 65 south of ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati4d
Considering owning chickens to combat cost of eggs? Here's what you should know
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - As egg prices ... start laying eggs, you need to collect the eggs every day," said Rock. Despite the effort involved, Rock assured that raising chickens could ...
Columbus Dispatch6d
Ohio leads bird flu cases. What will happen to egg prices? Can you raise your own chickens?
Since Jan. 9, nearly 1.5 million cases have been reported, including: 700,000 egg-laying chickens 740,000 pullets (hens under 1 year old) Over 57,000 turkeys In Mercer County, cases reported since ...
Yahoo2d
Ohio leads bird flu cases. What will happen to egg prices? Can you raise your own chickens?
In Ohio, more than 4.1 million chickens and turkeys at 16 facilities ... cases at four facilities involving over 1.4 million egg-laying birds and 48,000 turkeys in December. Since Jan. 9, nearly ...
11Alive2d
Yes, there is an egg shortage because of bird flu
Bird flu outbreaks led to the loss of 13.2 million egg-laying chickens in December 2024, according to the USDA’s weekly overview. Those losses, which occurred during the annual period of peak ...
poultrymed2d
Erysipelas: An emerging threat to laying hens
A new review article published in Avian Diseases examines Erysipelas, a bacterial disease caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which has re-emerged as a significant concern in laying hens. Although ...