Live chicks and ducklings from a mail-order hatchery in Ohio are being blamed for a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 93 people in 23 states -- including one possible death. This is the second ...

When Sheila and David Hendrickson ordered a few dozen chicks through a mail-order poultry catalog, they weren't sure what to expect. They prepared their backyard chicken coop, and knew the date the ...

ATLANTA — Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the United States — mostly in youngsters — ...

ATLANTA • Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. — mostly in youngsters — since ...

If you’ve ever tasted fresh local eggs for breakfast, you understand why backyard urban flock ownership is trending. But, how those chicks get to backyards all over the country may be a bit ...

ATLANTA - Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S., mostly in youngsters, since 2004.

The sound of peeping, fuzzy, freshly-hatched chicks drifts through Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, Missouri. It’s a busy time for third-generation owner Jeff Smith. For hatchery season, which occurs from ...

Poultry are well recognized as possible carriers of Salmonella species. As part of the local foods movement, backyard poultry flocks have increased in popularity in recent years. Between 1996 and 2012 ...

The sound of peeping, fuzzy, freshly-hatched chicks drifts through Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, Missouri. It’s a busy time for third-generation owner Jeff Smith. For hatchery season, which occurs from ...