An Amity Township family can keep their emotional support chickens, but will have to get rid of a rooster, according to the township zoning hearing board. The board voted unanimously Monday night to ...

Within the flock, there are a few key functions. In a large flock, the chickens that do not have specific roles sort themselves into their own ranking. When a hen can no longer perform in her specific ...

CHICAGO — Tyson Foods is laying off a certain type of rooster from its U.S. chicken business after a surprising discovery that eggs fertilized by the male bird hatch less often, resulting in fewer ...

Chickens have their own battle of the sexes, and scientists have discovered a secret strategy used by hens to control who fertilizes their eggs: After mating, hens can eject the sperm of less ...