In recent years, there’s been a growing trend toward sustainability and self-sufficiency, with more and more families ...

It has been an exciting time for the first-graders at Harlan Elementary School in Birmingham. Scott Kefgen’s class has been incubating fertilized chicken eggs and eagerly awaiting the 21st day — ...

It's chicken hatching time. If you've never seen a chick crack out of its egg but always wanted to, look no further than the Oregon State University Extension Service Chicken Hatch Cam. You can watch ...

With the price of eggs soaring, raising chickens has become ever more popular, and incubating those eggs is essential for a successful hatch. Egg incubators provide the warmth and humidity necessary ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The chicks are back. For the sixth year, the world can watch chicken eggs hatch via the streaming video OSU Chickcam. The popular event launched Monday and documents baby chicks as ...

Technology invented at UC Davis and developed by Sensit Ventures Inc. could enable hatcheries for laying hens to sex eggs well before hatching by detecting volatile chemicals that cross the shell.

A chicken eggshell has a tricky job: It must protect a developing chick, but then ultimately let the chick break free. The secret to its success lies in its complex nanostructure — and how that ...