When we talk about eating eggs in the U.S., we're almost always talking about chicken eggs. Occasionally, we might see duck ...

Eggs existed long before chickens, but gradual evolution makes the idea of one genetically distinct “first chicken” ...

Philosophers have wrestled with this riddle for centuries, but evolutionary biology has quietly been building a case that rewrites the entire question. The answer turns out to hinge on a single, ...

Have you ever wondered why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue, and green. In addition—and this is no “yolk”—some ...

It was nearly two years ago when Angelia Taylor first heard about owning backyard chickens online. “Honestly, I was seeing it all over Facebook,” Taylor, of Camden County, New Jersey, told NBC10 ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Bird flu has made buying chicken eggs so unpredictable! Prices are high, and then they’re lower again; grocery-store shelves are bare, but only sometimes! Are there eggs from other birds that you’d ...

I’ve joked with friends and family that, with five backyard chickens, I am 2025 rich. Every day, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., my family’s feathered flock produces between three and five fresh eggs, ...