chickens

A highly contagious avian flu strain was recently detected in a backyard flock of 15 chickens in Franklin County. That’s according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture — which helped confirm the virus in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

With the new season coming into full swing, Danielle O'Hara of Cincinnati hatchery Mt. Healthy Hatcheries spoke with producer Renee Wilde about the high demand for baby chicks this spring.

The ban that forced every fair in Ohio to shut down their poultry shows this year has been lifted.Fear of the bird flu outbreak that hit states like Iowa,…

In an effort to keep the nationwide outbreak of avian flu virus out of the state, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is banning poultry shows at every…