For the longest time, I had several chickens with bare backs and bare butts. Here are three common reasons chickens lose ...

Birds regularly shed and regrow their body and wing feathers in a process, called molting, that is critical for flight, migration, insulation, breeding and survival. A new study by University of Utah ...

Every summer, Canada geese trade their flight feathers for new ones in a process called molting, temporarily grounding the otherwise migratory birds. During this time, the birds are easier for ...

A reader wrote recently to ask, “Why is there a big drop in bird activity in the Village of Sloan?” That’s a question that might well be asked about any local community at this time of year. There are ...