The snood is a weird, fleshy feature on a wild turkey's head that plays a key role in mating, breeding, and establishing ...

A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are ...

While HPAI has ravaged the egg sector in the U.S., the broiler and turkey industries have been able to avoid a worst-case ...

Kentucky’s spring hunting seasons kick off with the youth-only turkey season April 5-6, followed by the general season for ...

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky’s spring hunting seasons kick off with the youth-only turkey season April 5-6, followed by the general season for turkeys April 12-May 4, and according to the ...

Favorable nesting conditions and strong poult survival rates are contributing to the robust turkey numbers. While the exact reasons for population fluctuations remain unclear, experts are ...

I like the breasts pounded, floured and fried, and the legs and thighs slow cooked. A fall poult or hen is worth the trouble of picking and roasting. The one pintail I brought back from a hunt ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources points out that a typical poult’s diet will consist of 75 percent insects or more during their first summer. Adult turkeys also molt in the summertime, and ...

Initially, she combined office work with a hands-on role in the hatchery during the poult season in the first half of the year, then handling Christmas turkey sales. In her new role, she will be ...

"There's no way that you can mentally prepare yourself to lose an entire flock," said Erica Sawatzke of Oakdale Farm in ...