Chicks and young poultry thrive when it is hot. Newly hatched chickens require temperatures between 90 and 95 degrees during their first week.

Home gardens can provide vital habitat for Australian birds. But there's more to it than just planting certain types of ...

Transmission has largely been documented in poultry. While hummingbirds are likely safe, bird feeders could attract infected ...

January can be a challenging time for our feathered friends as winter weather limits their natural food sources. As a ...

Naturally is a bi-weekly column about birding on the Cape written for the Herald by staff at the New Jersey Audubon. While ...

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I maintain a heated birdbath in winter, and have read that birds shouldn’t take baths in it on really cold days. My feeling is that birds have enough sense not to immerse themselves in water when they ...

This past summer, a colony of bald-faced wasps took up residence right next to my garage door. Because I know how beneficial ...

It's believed the person contracted bird flu from birds in his backyard. Bird flu is spread by close contact with an affected bird. This includes touching or petting an infected bird, touching ...

If you enjoy backyard bird watching ... Use a heated mat, or a heated bird bath to keep ice from forming. Make your yard more attractive to birds by providing them shelter and nest construction ...

To date, 32 commercial flocks, 39 backyard flocks ... at a greater risk of contracting the bird flu or other viruses, because raw milk has not been heated and cooled to kill active viruses.

also known as bird flu. The scientists say the case was found in a backyard flock. This is the first detection in Jackson County since the outbreak began in 2022. Tim Boring, the director of MDARD ...