Mary Anne Amalaradjou, associate professor of animal science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, has found that using a probiotic spray on eggs improves the number and quality ...

Silkie chickens are known for being extremely broody, and anyone who keeps them in their backyard knows they'll try to hatch just about anything once their maternal instincts kick in. Nikki of ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Seeing chickens hatch has been a dream for Stephanie Theriault since she missed out on the opportunity as a first grader because only a few classrooms at her school could host chicks. “I was ...

Mary Anne Amalaradjou, associate professor of animal science at the University of Connecticut, has found that using a probiotic spray on eggs improves the number and quality of chicks that ...