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News Articles: chickens

Chicks mill around a stall at the First State Animal Center and SPCA on Friday in Camden, Del. They are among 12,000 chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days.

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12,000 chicks found abandoned in postal truck raise concerns about animal shipping

A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for 8,000 surviving chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Another 4,000 of the animals died.

May 20, 2025
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By:
  • Lydia Calitri
Decatur resident Kyo Brown keeps her backyard flock of chickens in a coop to protect them from predators. Prohibiting free ranging is just one biosecurity measure that chicken owners and producers are encouraged to take as highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads across the U.S. and across species.

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Everything you need to know about Georgia’s bird flu response

State officials and scientists credit the small number of cases so far to Georgia’s longstanding system for disease prevention and response, set up to protect the state's billion dollar poultry and egg industry.

February 11, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee and
  • Sofi Gratas
Eggs are cleaned and disinfected in January at the Sunrise Farms processing plant in Petaluma, Calif., which had seen an outbreak of avian flu.

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  • Economy

Why the price of eggs is on the rise again

The price of eggs has risen by about 28% in the past year, largely due to outbreaks of avian flu. Those prices could continue to climb during the holidays, as demand for baked goods increases.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie

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  • Global Health

Forget about the gym! Chicken-sizing will keep you fit. Bonus: Fresh eggs

Going to the gym is a great way to get exercise — once you get into your gym duds and motivate yourself to start working out. But in other parts of the world, there's a different way to stay fit.

June 30, 2024
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says cows in multiple states have tested positive for bird flu.

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  • Health

What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu

CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.

April 03, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 1 more
Cases of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., await to be handed out by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce employees at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 7, 2020.

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  • National

A bird flu outbreak at the largest U.S. chicken egg producer could affect egg prices

Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.

April 03, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Joe Hernandez
In <em>Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget</em>, the chicken factory is like a creepy Disneyland for chickens.

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  • Movies

It took 23 years, but a 'Chicken Run' sequel has finally hatched

It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in — not out — to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.

December 13, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
The author's daughter, Rosy, with two of the family chickens. Among Rosy's discoveries: "When the sun goes down, they all go up into the coop and go to bed. Nobody has to tell them it's bedtime."

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  • Global Health

The wonder of chickens (and their egg song) made me a better person — and parent

Our correspondent bought some mail-order chicks. They grew into hens. They changed her life for the better. And then one day ... she heard this wondrous sound.

April 29, 2023
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Chicken advocates brought a container of eggs from their backyard chickens to the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

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  • News

Catoosa County board passes backyard chicken regulation

An amendment regulating backyard hens in the residential zone was passed by the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners, a decision that brought pledges to unseat the current board from the capacity crowd of Catoosa County chicken advocates.

April 24, 2023
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  • Andrew Wilkins
Eye-popping egg prices have finally started to fall. Wholesale eggs in the Midwest market dropped by 58 cents to $3.29 a dozen at the end of January, according to USDA data.

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  • Health

Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet

After months of eye-popping prices, egg lovers are finally seeing some relief. Wholesale prices in the Midwest fell by 58 cents at the end of January, but the days of a $1.50 a dozen may not return.

February 07, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
Evelyn Wilkey, 7, holds a chicken named Diva as her sister Nora, 8, holds Nugget at the Wilkey home in Catoosa County on Friday, September 2, 2022.

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  • News

Catoosa residents look for resolution to chicken war

Catoosa County officials say a decision is coming about the legality of owning backyard chickens. Multiple county residents say the issue is about freedom, independence and the ability to provide for their families.

September 12, 2022
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  • Andrew Wilkins
A chicken looks for food with her chicks June 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to refrain from snuggling with backyard poultry, citing concerns about spreading salmonella.

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  • Health

Don't Kiss Your Chickens, The CDC Says In A Salmonella Warning

A surge in salmonella cases around the country prompts a warning for backyard chicken owners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 22, 2021
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By:
  • Catherine Whelan

On Second Thought For Monday, October 2, 2017

Georgia has submitted a new plan to hold public schools accountable for student performance. The updates are more lenient on testing. Governor Deal says...

October 02, 2017
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

Change In Cuba Policy Could Harm Georgia Poultry Farmers

President Trump recently unveiled new trade restrictions with Cuba. We look at how this will impact Georgia’s poultry industry. Joining us is James...

June 29, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Ryan McFadin
Agriculture students from Bonaire Middle School watch as pullets which were raised in teacher Cheralyn Keily's classroom are released into the school's new chicken house recently.

In A Middle School, Intro To Poultry Science

What are you going to do when you grow up? We ask our kids that all the time. To answer that, first you have to know what jobs are even out there. That...

June 27, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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