Jill Mancino said the tortoise "displayed male tendencies" of "head butting" and "mounting various objects in the garden", ...

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The average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $4.15 during the month ... (HPAI), has resulted in a record number of deaths of egg-laying hens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ...

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Red Star hens, a hybrid breed that lays large brown eggs, walk around outside their coop at Historic Wagner Farm, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)(Erin Hooley / AP ...

Wellington, New Zealand — The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now, footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been ...

Rangers witnessed a captive Powelliphanta augusta snail lay an egg from its neck, and they managed to catch it on video for the first time ever. New Zealand Department of Conservation A small ...

after significant bird flu outbreaks among egg-laying chickens. Prices have risen 28.1% in the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the average price for a dozen large ...

Farm stores and hatcheries are selling out of baby chicks for the spring—particularly production breeds that lay a large number of eggs. The threat of bird flu has already meant that more than ...

which killed about 17.2 million egg-laying hens in November and December. That’s nearly half of all birds killed by the virus in 2024, according to the USDA. The average price of a dozen large ...

A large proportion of the losses in egg-laying hens happened toward the end of 2024, and the "latest surge in avian flu cases is not encouraging for 2025," Maloni said. The last two months of the ...

Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera.