Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in poultry in Sussex County for the first time this year, state agencies announced ...

As avian influenza, also known as bird flu or avian flu, continues to strike Delaware, many farmers have been forced to "depopulate" their chickens. Georgie Cartanza, a chicken farmer and the poultry ...

They come from thousands of miles away, lured by chicken and the rumor of smoke. In the strip between two fast-moving directions of Sussex Highway in Greenwood — 30 miles west of the beaches in Lewes ...

Delaware state officials say there’s a real threat for poultry houses. Some have already collapsed because of heavy snow on the roof. CORRECTION: A former version of this story wrongly identified the ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Allen Harim Foods, a Delaware-based chicken company, is reportedly being forced to kill up to 2 million ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Tests conducted Wednesday by the Delaware Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed cases of avian flu in a Delaware chicken ...

Dieting to lose weight and improve your health? Millions of chickens in Delaware--one of the nation's top poultry producers--have been on a diet to reduce their impact on the environment and improve ...

WILMINGTON, Del. – One of Delaware's chicken companies says the coronavirus outbreak has hit their staffing levels so hard that they cannot keep up with production. That means about 2 million chickens ...

Coronavirus-related staffing shortages at chicken processing plants will lead farms in Maryland and Delaware to destroy nearly 2 million chickens. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the plants are ...

Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in poultry in Sussex County for the first time this year, state agencies announced Tuesday, bringing the number of Delaware chickens killed to prevent the ...