Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commodities through a four-decade lens of experience. The high cost of eggs and the arrival of spring is generating ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - SWLA feed stores see a rise in demand for chicks every year around Easter, and though they are cute and cuddly, they are also a lot of responsibility. In order for baby ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

This sweet baby is growing so fast.

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Breakfast and baking keeps getting more expensive thanks to a key ingredient. The Agriculture Department predicts egg prices could rise another 20% this year. That might have ...

"The practice of shipping chicks through the mail began in 1918 with the promise that chicks would only be shipped if they could reach their destination within 72 hours," writes Tove Danovich. "That ...

Martha Stewart was far from the first to keep chickens, but she certainly made it look chic. From fresh, on-demand food to the fulfillment of the homesteader fantasy, it's easy to see why raising ...