Poultry processor Tyson Foods is requiring growers who build new chicken houses to plant vegetative buffers and have a 500-foot setback from neighboring properties — requirements a company official ...

Unlike older poultry houses where farmers had to manually open side tarp-like curtains if the buildings got too hot, today's chickens are cooled by computer. Converting to climate-controlled chicken ...

Poultry housing in the UK needs urgent upgrades and investment if producers are going to meet animal welfare and environmental commitments, according to a recent NFU poultry shed survey. The survey, ...

Housing is necessary to protect chicken against predators, thieves, bad weather and provide shelter for egg laying and broody hens. Poorly drained sites should be avoided or alternatively the house ...

All owners of poultry and captive birds are to adhere to a compulsory housing order which will be implement from Monday, November 10, as directed by the Department of Agriculture Poultry owners must ...

Commercial chicken farming requires a high level of expertise, understanding, and commitment to be successful. Whilst it's important to always emphasize the need for excellent flock stockmanship, ...

After a local company built four hulking poultry barns across the street from April Ferrell’s farmhouse on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, thousands of chickens were trucked in and giant exhaust fans on the ...