For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor

As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from Galveston Island in Texas, I watched flocks of sanderlings forage along the frothy wavefront as it surged and retreated. Nearby, Caspian terns, ...
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Wild birds around feeders can raise risk near coops and what to change without overreacting

Backyard bird feeders bring color and movement to a yard, but they also change how wild birds move around your property. If ...
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The Pecking Order: How Chickens Decide Who’s Boss

If you don’t have your own backyard flock, you may not believe that the chicken pecking order is real, let alone that it’s ...
The Owensboro Times

Bird flu confirmed in Kentucky: Backyard and commercial chicken farmers urged to tighten biosecurity

A confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Jessamine County is raising ...