Tag: Poultry

Quick action by Kangaroo Valley locals saw a convoy of utes pulling thousands of hens to safety before a firestorm raced through the forested escarpment. Source: ABC Livestock Chicken rescue: Community effort saves livestock from bushfires raging near Kangaroo Valley

Most teenage boys are busy playing sports or relaxing at home after school, but Blake McFarlane spends his free time caring for more than 500 laying hens. Source: ABC Livestock Meet the 14-year-old defying the odds and running his own free-range egg empire

If you’re drawn, inexorably, towards a particularly fine-looking chook, intoxicated with its pizzazz and personality, trust me, it’s a rooster and your heart is about to break, writes Fiona Scott-Norman. Source: ABC Livestock I fell for a plucky rooster called Percy — and then a card was slipped under my door

Dual-purpose backyard chooks for eggs and meat were nearly lost through modern agriculture. Now one man is bringing them back. Source: ABC Livestock Perfect hatch: There’s a new backyard chook breed for home gardeners

Major and smaller supermarkets are upping the price of eggs as chicken farmers become the latest casualties in the ongoing drought. Source: ABC Grain Egg farmers push for price rise amid fears of dairy-style collapse

The ACT Government has told grocers to display signs supporting ‘genuinely free-range’ egg farmers, based on a much stricter definition than the national standard. Source: ABC Livestock ‘Free range’ means something different in Canberra. This is what it looks like

A pathology expert says the recent death of an elderly woman who was killed by an “aggressive rooster” while collecting eggs on her rural property in South Australia, shows how dangerous varicose veins can be. Source: ABC Livestock Elderly woman dies after being pecked by ‘aggressive rooster’ while collecting eggs

The egg industry is concerned cheap cage-free eggs being sold by a major supermarket are “unrealistic” and leading to unfair prices amid a nationwide supply shortage. Source: ABC Livestock Egg producers cry foul over ‘unrealistic’ supermarket pricing

The poultry industry on the NSW central coast, one of the biggest in the state, is on high alert after the detection of a rare strain of salmonella at three egg farms. Source: ABC Livestock Thousands of chickens culled and eggs destroyed in salmonella outbreak

Footage from a Victorian poultry farm, released by animal activists, appears to show workers stretching the necks of chickens and throwing them onto a concrete floor. Source: ABC Livestock Video of chickens being stretched and thrown prompts probe into farm

At this monthly gathering they come from far and wide to buy and talk about chickens — from breeding to sustainability, to health and nutrition, to preparing chooks for the table. Source: ABC Livestock It’s a chicken buyers’ market where everyone talks turkey about their favourite bird

An Adelaide woman says her backyard chooks were swooped by a bird of prey, which locals say could belong to a cast of falcons living at an abandoned industrial site. But experts say foxes are a bigger threat to neighbourhood chooks. Source: ABC Livestock ‘It swooped in’: Woman says chooks targeted by bird of… Read more »

Australia’s peak consumer and competition body is investigating allegations of fraud in the egg industry, with reports of fertilised and caged eggs being trucked into WA to be sold at top-dollar in free-range packaging. Source: ABC Livestock ACCC investigates allegations of rotten conduct in WA’s free-range egg industry

A one-woman campaign to rehome egg-laying chickens at the end of their lay cycle gains momentum. Source: ABC Livestock Why Tania Bacon is putting old chickens before the eggs

A one-woman campaign to rehome egg-laying chickens at the end of their lay cycle gains momentum. Source: ABC Livestock Why Tania Daykin is putting old chickens before the eggs

The owner of an egg farm south-west of Sydney is convicted over animal cruelty offences in relation to 4,000 hens. Source: ABC Livestock Egg farmer receives five-year ban over cruelty to thousands of hens

Australian consumers are slowly opening up to the idea of eating a different kind of poultry — the black-skinned chicken. Source: ABC Livestock The unique chicken with a dark twist that’s growing on Australian consumers

Authorities could order the destruction of hundreds of thousands of chickens at a Victorian poultry farm, after the detection of a rare strain of salmonella at the property sparked a massive supermarket egg recall. Source: ABC Livestock Salmonella egg contamination could result in slaughter of 200,000 birds

Only a “handful” of birds escape after a fire kills 8,000 chickens at a family-owned business near Launceston in Tasmania. Source: ABC Livestock Farm owners ‘devastated’ after 8,000 chickens die in shed fire

There is a growing risk your humble backyard chicken, pig or goat could contract a zoonotic disease, which can be deadly to humans, according to the CSIRO. Source: ABC Livestock Backyard chooks could be a biosecurity time bomb

Demand for a uniquely Australian product is booming, with emu eggs featuring in some of the nation’s top restaurants and just one of them can feed a family. Source: ABC Livestock Emu milkshake? Demand for eggs ‘eight times the size of a chicken’s’ skyrockets

Thursday afternoon’s wild hail storm leaves egg producer Leanne Geri from Tansey with the unenviable task of composting hundreds of chickens who were pelted to death. Source: ABC Livestock ‘Devastating’ hail kills hundreds of chickens in Queensland town

Eleven-year-old Max Cosgrove has a growing business selling his homemade chicken clothing across the world, and he’s giving some of the proceeds to a charity close to his heart. Source: ABC Livestock Plucky youngster cracks global chook fashion market, donates to good cause

An inability to source “top notch food” in dry times is seen as a key reason for the loss of a large number of award-winning heritage birds on a NSW poultry operation. Source: ABC Livestock ‘Toxic’ drought grain takes heavy toll on NSW poultry farm

The NSW Food Authority is investigating 23 confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning as Glendenning Farm eggs are recalled from small independent supermarkets and retailers in Sydney. Source: ABC Livestock Eggs recalled in Sydney after cluster of salmonella cases

Egg prices at the supermarkets are unlikely to rise despite farmers being hit hard with feed grain prices nearly doubled in the last six months. Source: ABC Livestock Drought hits egg producers hard but egg prices unlikely to rise

Australians are concerned about the welfare of laying hens, but a NSW farmer says significant issues about the chicken meat industry are going unnoticed. Source: ABC Livestock We care about the way our eggs are produced, but what about chicken meat?

Nathan Watson lives for his prized pedigree chickens and an epic road trip with his birds just scratches the surface of his commitment. Source: ABC Livestock Why did a chicken cross 6,400km of roads?

Large quail is on the menu as a main meal, thanks to a new processing facility in south-east Queensland. Source: ABC Livestock Processing of quails takes off in south-east Queensland

The RSPCA calls for public assistance after two chickens are found to have been “deliberately set alight” in a South Australian park. The chickens were found in a skate park within Collins Reserve at Kidman Park in Adelaide on Sunday afternoon. Source: ABC Livestock Two chickens ‘set alight’, RSPCA hunts for those responsible

The collapse of chicken processor, Red Lea, has forced its 30 NSW poultry producers to seek new supply agreements, and is expected to cost Ridley Corporation up to $7 million as it looks for a new source of raw material for its Maroota mill. The post Red Lea collapse bites poultry producers, Ridley appeared first… Read more »

More than 500 workers in Sydney have their jobs terminated after the collapse of the Red Lea chicken company, leaving staff without pay and “eating two-minute noodles for dinner”, one former manager says. Source: ABC Livestock Staff left in tears, unsure how to pay rent after Red Lea Chickens collapses

There’s been an unprecedented response to a call for public submissions on the draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry, following the closure of the 90-day public consultation period yesterday, with more than 165,000 submissions were received by Animal Health Australia. The post Avalanche of public submissions seen over poultry welfare standards appeared… Read more »

After cracking into the ready-made meal market, one of Australia’s biggest egg producers is investing tens of millions of dollars in a new free-range egg farm to cater to increased demand for more ethical egg production. Source: ABC Livestock Producer embraces consumer demand for ethical eggs

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is accused of allowing the drafting of new welfare standards for poultry to be “stage-managed” by industry in a process lacking “transparency”, “governance” and “independence”. Source: ABC Livestock Executive email reveals stoush over ‘stage-managed’ process to benefit egg industry

As a responsible chicken owner, it is up to you to look after your chickens when the weather is extreme. Source: ABC Livestock Chickens feel the heat too, so here’s how to keep them cool

A small south-east Victorian community celebrates the local council’s decision to knock back a proposed 400,000 bird broiler farm, but the applicant could lodge an appeal. Source: ABC Livestock Council knocks back proposed broiler farm in Victoria’s south-east

The peak body for Queensland chicken meat producers say the closure of Baiada’s Steggles factory in southern Queensland is a devastating blow. Source: ABC Livestock Steggles closure estimated to cost Queensland chicken growers 0 million

Firefighters scramble to round up thousands of birds blocking a major road following a truck crash near the Austrian city of Linz. Source: ABC Livestock Truck spills thousands of chickens onto motorway

A former grazier turned free-range egg producer says his fledgling business is booming as consumers become more conscious of how their food is produced. Source: ABC Livestock Former grazier turns to free-range egg production

While they might not be in full feather, these fowls are in full fashion in a bid to stay warm in the chilly winter months. Source: ABC Livestock What these fowls lack in feathers they make up for in fashion

A South Australian free-range turkey farmer moves into speciality products including pepperoni, bacon and chorizo. Source: ABC Livestock Throw some turkey bacon on the barbie

A giant chicken becomes an internet sensation after confused video watchers believe it is a person in a chicken costume. Source: ABC Livestock Metre-tall chicken shines light on lesser-known breed

South Korea destroys 20 per cent of its poultry industry with avian influenza while China records serious strains that has spread to people. Source: ABC Livestock Avian influenza global spread raises concerns for next human pandemic