Dark earlobes often mean brown eggs, while lighter-lobed hens can lay white ones. Egg yolks range in colour depending on a hen’s diet—darker yolks often mean a richer flavour. A single egg contains ...

Eggs are hailed as one of the most versatile staples in any kitchen, ready to create an appetising dish for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Frying is a favoured technique many turn to - though not ...

However, the dominating factor of decreased egg supply is a decreased population of hens who lay the eggs. The culprit? Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and in more particular, H5N1.

A warmer climate means there will be less fungus growth, so the destructive moths will lay more eggs and reproduce more quickly, resulting in increased defoliation of trees. The research in this case ...

The nutrient content of eggs from free-range hens is the same as those from hens housed in production facilities with cages.” It’s amazing what a group can do with a $20 million annual budget.

There has been criticism of the way US officials have handled the outbreak as authorities around the world work to stop the spread. Australia has lost more than 10 per cent of its laying hens to ...

The US will cut back on regulations on egg producers and “make it easier for families to raise backyard chickens.” The US government will consider temporary imports of eggs to reduce prices.

Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Egg prices are skyrocketing, and it isn’t simply a matter of inflation. Grocery prices rose by more than 20% on President Biden ...

AP About half of the newborn birds are female — with hens beginning to lay their own eggs at the age of six months. New York state had sanitized 15,000 eggs from Crescent Duck Farm at an off ...

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America’s flock of egg-laying hens dropped to the lowest since 2016 in January as avian influenza resulted in the death of millions of birds, driving egg prices to record levels. Eggs have been ...