As urban homesteading trends continue to gain ground, backyard chickens have become an unexpectedly common feature in city neighborhoods. City ...

1. Leghorn: This breed is known for its high egg production, with some hens laying over 300 eggs per year. 2. Sussex: Sussex chickens are a dual-purpose breed, meaning they are good for both egg ...

In his lab at the University of Edinburgh, Mike McGrew is turning commercial egg-laying hens into surrogates for rare chicken breeds revived from frozen cells—a technique that he hopes one day might ...

Genetically modified hens that can lay eggs from different poultry breeds are helping create a “frozen aviary” to conserve rare and exotic birds. Like a seed bank for poultry, the aviary will store ...

Great news for Sweden’s egg laying hens: no more cages for these birds! The North European country has long been known to lead the world in innovation, and now Sweden has become the first EU country ...