The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, or MDARD, is warning hobby farmers to take extra precautions to protect their chicken flocks from the Avian Bird Flu. The flu is making ...

Ten years ago, I wrote a column about birding and fishing, noting the many things they have in common. It’s true! Both pursuits are addictive, both contain an element of mystery and surprise and, of ...

The state Board of Animal Health has quarantined two more duck operations in northern Indiana and a hobby flock of mixed ...

In just 22 days, a new avian influenza outbreak has hit 18 farms in Indiana, leading to more than 92,000 chickens and ducks being killed. On Wednesday, the Indiana Board of Animal Health put three ...

It was five years ago when Julia Appell wished for a pair of swans and asked her husband, Kem, to buy them for the couple’s backyard pond on Deer Run Road. Since then, that simple request has hatched ...

Generally speaking, most people have a hobby or two they enjoy participating in apart from their daily routines, and research tells us this is healthy. For some it may be playing or just watching ...

Calgary university student Fisher Stephenson said his mornings are often dedicated to class — and the afternoons to birding. "Going to lakes, or driving back roads or whatever, looking for birds.

In light of recent reports of sick and dying songbirds throughout the state, veterinarians with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) are encouraging hobby flock owners to take steps to ...

Everywhere you look in the Hudson Valley — especially if you look up — you will see birds. And just because it’s winter and temperatures are dipping, don’t think all these birds are about to migrate ...