As governments and industry move to ban the culling of male chicks, a central question continues to shape public policy, research funding and ethical debates: When can a chick embryo feel pain?

Efforts to observe chicken embryonic development date back to Aristotle ... in transparent plastic films from the blastoderm stage until hatching, Scientific Reports (2024).

Feathers are important for birds today, enabling flight, warmth, and communication. Now, researchers from the University of Geneva have traced the origin of feathers. Scientists believe feathers ...

"We are thrilled to announce the arrival of a pint-sized powerhouse, a pygmy falcon chick, who made its grand debut on March ...

The bird’s parents, Squiggy and Laverne, came from the San Diego Zoo. Squiggy, who is male, was born in 2023. Laverne was ...