Aren't hens just popping out a bunch of eggs each day? If you google questions like "how often do hens lay eggs?" and "how many eggs do chickens lay a day?" the search engine will first feed you ...

The H5N1 avian flu outbreak hasn’t just taken out a few flocks of egg-laying hens here and there—it’s obliterated them across the country. Unfortunately, flock owners can’t just swap in ...

Experts tell FOX Business that cases of bird flu have significantly reduced the U.S. laying egg flock, which is pushing prices higher at the store. BIRD FLU VACCINE: WHAT TO KNOW To put this in ...

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that killed 13.2 million commercial egg-laying hens in the month of December alone and continues to depopulate flocks into 2025, according to the USDA. Outbreaks of H5N1 were first detected in the ...

In early January, Food & Wine reported on the ongoing H5N1 crisis, otherwise known as bird flu, affecting millions of egg-laying hens around the nation. In late December, the Centers for Disease ...

some breeds deposit pigments that change the color of the egg shells. “For chickens that lay brown eggs, a pigment protein called protoporphyrin is added as the eggshell is built, thus adding ...