For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

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According to Yuko Sato, MS, DACPV, a poultry expert from Iowa State University, when selecting chicken feed, it's best to start with the type of bird you are feeding and what your intended purpose is.

Penn State professor Dervan Bryan breaks down what it is that four different feed components do for chickens in egg production.

Covid-19 has hit most farmers with a huge blow due to the closing of open-air markets where they used to get animal feeds at reasonable prices. Some will be left with no choice but prepare their feeds ...

Except a few feed manufacturers who keep to the standards in poultry feed formulations, many feed companies in the country make very poor quality feeds, a situation which has led to huge losses. Poor ...