As more Vermonters raise backyard chickens, health officials explain how to minimize health risks

As more Vermonters raise backyard chickens, health officials explain how to minimize health risks

A young chicken and its caretaker in Vermont. Photo by Ambient Photography via Kathy Pintair As spring arrives in Vermont, welcoming a long-awaited new season of life as the price of eggs has begun to skyrocket, Vermonters may have more than one reason this year to get into chick raising. backyard. “Raising poultry like chicks,