Tag: poultry
Youth turnout grows at 2024 Ohio National Poultry Show
Thousands of birds were registered for the largest junior poultry show in the country, the Ohio National Poultry Show, from Nov. 8-10 in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio Poultry Association calls for egg board nominations
The Ohio Poultry Association is accepting nominations for the 2025-2026 American Egg Board.
Ohio Poultry Association recognizes 2023 sustainability award recipients
The Ohio Poultry Association announced its 2023 award recipients during the organization’s annual celebration banquet Sept. 7 in Columbus.
Outside the fence one time too many
For the third time in less than a year, a jury in Denver failed to convict poultry company executives of federal charges of conspiracy to fix prices.
How to optimize egg production in a backyard chicken flock
Egg production varies among chicken breeds and is affected by age, daylight hours and feed efficiency. Learn how to optimize your flock's production.
Bird flu found in 9 Pennsylvania flocks, 3.8 million birds lost
This brings Pennsylvania up to nine total commercial flocks impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza and 3.8 million birds culled preventatively or killed by the disease.
1.4 million birds culled in first bird flu outbreak in Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on April 16 a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial layer chicken flock, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Poultry and eggs banned from exhibition at Pennsylvania fairs due to...
The ban, in response to the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, takes effect April 16 and will last for 60 days or until the department rescinds the order.
Ohio advises poultry owners to protect flocks from unknown illness
With recent reports of sick and dying songbirds in Ohio and surrounding states, hobby and backyard poultry owners should take steps to protect their flocks.
Raising peafowl not all it’s cracked up to be
Julie Geiss recalls the time she tried to raise peafowl and all the trials and tribulations that came with it. Is she going for round two?
