Mastering layer hen management is crucial for Namibian farmers to produce eggs efficiently and profitably. Hanks Saisai A growing number of farmers and agripreneurs are venturing into egg and poultry ...

Three million egg-laying hens are destroyed each year. Researchers believe that this practice is inadequately sustainable and want to see the hens exploited for food, oils and proteins. Three million ...

Some of my laying hens seem to be slowing down. How do I know when to butcher them? If you choose to keep your hens beyond their first two years of laying, their production will gradually fall to the ...

Professor Huaijun Zhou from the Department of Animal Science (Jael Mackendorf/UC Davis) Keel bone damage, such as deviations or fractures in a bird’s breastbone, is a prevalent problem among ...

I love chickens. They are a beautiful bird that not only provides us with endless amounts of eggs and easy to cook, delicious meat, but they are a joy to own. Just to stop what you are doing and watch ...