3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (687+ words) There is perhaps no greater sign of spring in these parts than the arrival of baby chicks to the local feed store. I say this because some years, spring brings blizzards, some years dry wind and dust, some years the…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (168+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. " The West Virginia Department of Agriculture recently confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on March 23 in a backyard poultry flock of 220 birds in Kanawha County. This is the sixth detection of HPAI in domestic backyard birds…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (611+ words) As the nights begin to get longer and cooler, birds start to find their winter homes in and around livestock barns. These birds are not only a nuisance but also an expense, as they eat stored and purchased feeds, along…...