"I couldn't believe my chicken had laid an egg that size or could even lay an egg that size!" Neali Tate told Newsweek.

In November and December alone, 17.2 million egg-laying hens died as a result of the virus. That’s nearly half of all birds killed by the virus in 2024, according to the USDA. And it will take ...

Egg-laying hens and broiler chickens – poultry raised for meat – are different, said Will Strickland, an assistant extension agent for Louisiana State University's AgCenter. Egg layers ...