Avian flu, which has impacted more than 4 million birds statewide, has hit Portage County, where 40 birds have tested ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a viral disease that affects both wild and domestic bird populations, as well as ...

While backyard chickens have surged in ... Symptoms of bird flu include: sudden death without any clinical signs; swelling of the head, eyelids, comb, wattles or hocks; diarrhea; stumbling or ...

Without it I did not feel fully dressed ... collect a mess of grouse or sage hens, or a rabbit for the cow dogs' dinner. Whether I had to roll out of the blankets to kill a porcupine that was ...

Because spring turkey hunting seasons coincide with turkey breeding season, hunting tactics revolve around calling in male turkeys (toms) with female turkey (hens) noises ... as close as you can to a ...

hens and jakes both, on the market. Those decoys look so real, and turkeys can become so fixated on them, that it’s possible to bow hunt over them without a blind. I’ve done it successfully ...

In Portage County, farmers are concerned about bird flu, but with no local cases, they worry more about rising costs and ...

All traits above play critical roles in achieving hen-housed chick numbers close to the current performance ... The rearing period forms the foundation for the future performance of the flock. Without ...