The national egg shortage isn’t just affecting local grocery stores and restaurants, but also people who raise backyard chickens in Georgia.

Even on a rainy Wednesday, at Swiney Farms - also known as Blackyard Chickenz - business is on the sunny side. Owner Reec Swiney started out with just two chickens four years ago. His flock has grown ...

The avian flu has impacted over 157 million poultry, including egg-laying hens, leading to a decrease in egg production. Some consumers are turning to local farms or considering raising their own ...

In the meantime, it has also caused widespread disruption to poultry, egg and dairy farms in other states ... poultry products offered for sale in the state of Georgia,” Harper said.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry activities in Georgia, one of the country’s top ...

The first confirmed case of bird flu in a commercial poultry ... or eggs at the local grocery store or restaurant, nor will it impact retailers’ ability to offer these products for sale. Georgia ...

ATLANTA — The president of the Georgia Poultry Federation says until the supply of eggs rebounds ... 10% of the normal amount. “The farms and companies that have been impacted are working ...

That does not mean that retail sale of poultry, meat and eggs cannot continue, state officials said. "This is a serious threat to Georgia’s ... a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County.

Authorities have detected a second case of bird flu at a poultry farm in Georgia's Elbert ... and livestock markets. The sale of poultry products like meat and eggs and poultry production have ...