WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — Nothing heralds spring on the farm as the sound of baby chicks does. The peeping chorus at Murray McMurray Hatchery is amplified by the thousands. Each Friday is a red letter day.

Portrait of Plymouth Rock Chicken (Barred Rock hen) on the farm. Photography of nature and wildlife. In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends podcasts: Tom Watkins from Murray McMurray ...

Less than 24 hours after a deadly infection of bird flu was confirmed at a turkey farm north of Des Moines, Iowa, Bud Wood packed about 3,500 rare baby chicks into boxes and put them in the back of a ...

Some people want fresh eggs or poultry, others just want a quirky pet. Whatever the reason, just about any U.S. resident can get live young chickens in the mail. "If you have a zip code, we can get ...