More than 1.5 million chickens die prematurely on UK farms each week. The vast majority – more than 90 per cent of broilers – are still fast-growing breeds (Getty) In May, Co-op members will ...

The Ancona chicken originated in the 1800s in the Marche region of Italy before being exported to the UK. Anconas largely ...

All of the UK’s rare breeds of chicken, duck, geese and turkey are under threat due to avian influenza, a new report from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has warned.

The chickens have a staggeringly short life - a journey that sees them go from egg to slaughter in just 35 days - to help feed the UK's billion chickens-a-year habit ...

Only when companies reach 100% compliance will we achieve the full impact for chickens.” Read more: Giving chickens more space is only half the job. We need breed change. It comes as the NFU this week ...

Appeal court judges have again dismissed a case calling for fast-growing breeds of poultry, so-called "Frankenchickens", to be banned in the UK. The Humane League UK (THLUK) had challenged a ...

What is the best breed of chicken for your farm or homestead? Use our survey results to help you choose the best backyard chicken breeds for eggs, meat, temperament, cold-hardiness and more.

Shifts in stocking density are clearly the flavour of the month. M&S recently announced its birds will have more space by May 2025 in line with the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC), and Aldi ha s ...

Whether for consumption of the bird or the eggs it lays, chickens have played a vital role in the survival of humans for ...

The Araucana chicken originated in South America and was named for the Araucania region of Chile. Beautiful blue eggs, laid ...

All chicken breeds share a common ancestor: the red junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Approximately 8,000 years ago, humans began domesticating and selectively breeding chickens.

Appeal court judges have again dismissed a case calling for fast-growing breeds of poultry, so-called "Frankenchickens", to be banned in the UK. The Humane League UK (THLUK) had challenged a ...