They are a fast-growing breed if you are looking for meat production but are also good layers. They have beautiful brown speckled eggs and produce about 200 a year. The New Hampshire Red chicken ...

Force of Nature Meats said that unlike conventional poultry or organic poultry, the brand’s pasture-raised, organic-fed, slow ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...

2. White Commercial Broiler meat chicken These types of birds are reared as broilers by our farmers and sold as fresh or frozen capons, bone-in, boneless and cut-ups. The main breeds are Cobb-500 ...

Often hardy and easy to care for, many chicken breeds make a perfect ‘beginner’ bird whether you’re interested in raising birds for meat, eggs or both. Chickens don’t have excessively large space ...

Mercy For Animals' new shopper-led report, "White Striping at Whole Foods," spotlights the use of fast-growing chicken breeds, referred to as "Frankenchickens," in Whole Foods' supply chain. Despite ...

Thinking about raising backyard chickens? Learn the rules, challenges and expert tips to ensure a healthy and productive flock.

The company reports that the transition to these higher-welfare breeds is 90% complete ... some of the worst practices affecting chickens raised for meat. The BCC calls for giving chickens ...