The United Kingdom’s leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual, tells Farmers Weekly that as part of its annual survey in rural crime, it has identified a rise of thefts of exotic chicken breeds, including ...

The Rhode Island Red is probably the most famous chicken breed in the world, and with good reason. Hardy and adaptable, Reds are egg-laying machines who also make delicious table birds. Owners can ...

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.

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 ...

British scientists have genetically modified chickens so they can lay eggs from different breeds. The aim is to preserve rare chicken breeds that may be resistant to global infections like bird ...

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 ...

The animals belong to very specific breeds called Ross 308 and Ross 708, the most common fast-growing breeds of chicken, which according to Open Cages account for about 70 per cent of the entire ...

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 ...

The Eating Better Alliance (which comprises organisations including the RSPCA, WWF and Friends of the Earth) claims 850 million chickens are reared for meat in the UK each year. Of those, 95% are ...

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 ...

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 ...