The sound of peeping, fuzzy, freshly-hatched chicks drifts through Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, Missouri. It’s a busy time for third-generation owner Jeff Smith. For hatchery season, which occurs from ...

LEBANON, Mo.– One of the more interesting stops on the Girlfriend Getaway day one itinerary: Lebanon’s Cackle Hatchery. Cackle boasts its status as a generations-old hatchery breeding more than 200 ...

LEBANON, Mo. – Plenty of news is surfacing about the United States Postal Service, including a story about at least 4,800 chicks that were shipped to Maine arriving dead. “The recent event is ...

The day-old pullets travel 25 to a box from the Cackle Hatchery, snuggled close to keep each other warm. This spring, Bill Ruppert ordered Speckled Sussexes. They’ll lay brown or tinted eggs, which he ...

In Lebanon, Mo., remains one of the few “hobby hatcheries” in the nation. Cackle Hatchery is a third generation family owned-and-operated hatchery in Lebanon offering over 193 varieties of poultry.

People are snapping up chickens that are “heavy layers” in response to egg inflation. The chick situation holds lessons about the broader economy. A chicken breeding farm in Missouri.Credit...Neeta ...

Americans confronted with the rising price of eggs — and sold-out shelves in grocers' egg coolers — during the coronavirus pandemic are turning to another method of sourcing fresh eggs: Raising their ...

Lauren Arcuri is a writer and an experienced small farmer based in rural Vermont. Cackle Hatchery is located in Missouri and offers more than 400 varieties of poultry, including egg layers, meat birds ...

The coronavirus pandemic is heightening interest in raising young chickens for a reliable supply of eggs, with hatcheries saying they're seeing a flood of new customers. "We are swamped with orders," ...