Social media users claim to have found a new culprit for sky-high egg prices: chicken feed. The theory gained steam on Facebook, TikTok and Twitter in recent weeks, with some users reporting that ...

There is no evidence that chicken feed is being sabotaged or impacting the number of eggs that backyard hens are laying, poultry science experts said. Several feed suppliers, including Tractor Supply ...

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 ...

Egg cartons could soon boast a new green claim: hemp-fed hens. Regulators recently gave hemp seed meal initial approval as feed for egg-laying chickens, granting hemp farmers access to part of the $85 ...