Avian

Yellow chicks in a basket. (Adobe Stock │ #348909774 - chayakorn)
Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Livestock, Poultry

Cooperative Extension Service offering series of poultry safety online seminars

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service will offer a series of five online seminars focusing on aspects of poultry safety and biosecurity. Read More

Rooster and chickens on a free range poultry farm. (Adobe Stock │ #298687461 - monticellllo)
Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Home and Family, Poultry

The gentle rooster: strategies for managing and reducing aggression

Close-up of a black rooster with a red comb and shiny feathers. (iStock │ #2204508119 - Sviatlana Lazarenka)
Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Home and Family, Poultry

Butchering a rooster: A first timer’s experience



With avian influenza cases rising again, with egg prices also rise? (U of A System Division of Agriculture file photo)

Bird flu continues to drive egg prices

Dropping broiler chicken fertility rates would result in decreased production efficiency, which in turn increases costs for the industry and ultimately consumers. The research provided the first clear assessment of the egg fertility issue and a forecast for the future if corrective measures aren’t taken within the poultry industry. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M study predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates

Basket full of fresh eggs with red laying hen in nest inside a wooden chicken coop on the background. (Adobe Stock │ #529849775 - alter_photo)

Backyard Laying Hen Workshop set for May 10

  • By Patrick Davis │ University of Missouri Extension
With avian influenza cases rising again, with egg prices also rise? (U of A System Division of Agriculture file photo)

Wholesale egg prices are decreasing, but expect delay in lower prices at grocery stores

  • By Rebekah Hall │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Ten colorful chicken eggs in carton box. (iStock │ #1089787168 - diamant24)

Why are eggs different colors?

A good egg: Pasture-raised egg farms connect with consumers 

A dozen large eggs reached an all-time high average price of $6.14 on Jan. 18. Experts aren’t sure when prices will stabilize and start falling due to ongoing HPAI outbreaks impacting egg production. (Photo: Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Rollins: Progress made on avian flu and egg prices

DRR Processing - Table of boneless skinless chicken breasts

Partnering for success: how local processors strengthen agriculture and community