Yes, chickens can fly but not for long distances. Unlike other birds, chickens are not bred to fly. Most domesticated chickens are bred for food, not flight, according to BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Experts are now beginning to warn that the process of killing the birds and disposing their carcasses could pose its own risks.
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, or bird flu) has been detected in an O'Brien County flock of ...
Explainer - Can we still eat NZ eggs? And are our native birds safe? As 80,000 birds are to be killed on an Otago farm, ...
According to the Food and Drug Administration, it is safe to eat eggs, even during this outbreak. The probability of eggs being affected by bird flu is low, especially if purchasing them in the retail ...
It’s possible that a warm fall delayed the migration of wild birds, which are carriers of the deadly virus. It has recently ...
A third shed at an Otago chicken farm has tested positive for bird flu, so another 80,000 of the farm's birds will need to be ...
The highly pathogenic avian influenza – otherwise known as bird flu – has been found on a free-range chicken farm in North ...
Otago egg farm, weather conditions hinder search for three missing climbers and health care workers on strike. Video / NZ ...
The eighth report of bird flu within poultry in 2024 has been detected in O'Brien County commercial-laying chickens, the Iowa ...
A commercial chicken flock in northeastern Oklahoma has been culled after testing positive for the highly pathogenic avian ...
The state’s chief epidemiologist said the risk of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as H5N1 Bird Flu, ...