Tom Turpen has been engrossed by eggs since 2019. “The eggshell is just an amazing structure,” he says. “They’re like little high-tech Wiffle balls.” Turpen, the CEO of Sensit Ventures, is referring ...

In a new study, researchers inhibited a gene during embryonic development to make chicken feathers more primitive, like the kind of simple tube-shaped proto-feathers that likely first emerged in the ...

Alteration of the expression of the co-called 'Sonic Hedgehog' gene can transform feet scale and wing feathers. While a transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into ...

Lady Bird likes to sneak inside and lay eggs in the dog bed. Gertie, named for Gertrude Stein, is the dominant hen. Princess, Henny Penny and Daphne complete the backyard flock. They just celebrated ...

A regular-sized chicken has at least 10,000 feathers. With Americans eating 8 billion chickens annually, the feather supply is endless. Unlike geese, chickens don’t produce the type of down needed to ...

A California proposition set to go into effect at the beginning of 2015 is at the center of a lawsuit from five states. The proposition mandates eggs can only be sold in the state if they come from ...