As egg prices continue to rise in Colorado and across the country, some people have decided to raise their own chickens and produce their own egg supply. One animal sanctuary is offering a warning ...

This time around, the problem is compounded by the bird flu outbreak, as sanctuaries like Farm Animal ... buying backyard chickens is that you may unintentionally end up with a rooster.

In backyard chicken enthusiast groups on ... Magnus, who co-founded the Chicago rooster rescue Roo Crew and contributes to the animal sanctuary resource the Open Sanctuary project, said people ...

The higher cost of eggs the past few years led many people to get into having backyard chickens to reduce grocery costs and ...

They don’t want to be woken up by a rooster or see goats ... Le-Seibert keeps four chickens in an enclosed coop in her backyard. She is concerned about her animals catching bird flu, but she ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Thinking about backyard chickens ... learning curve on how to care for animals that are really unusual pets,” said Mormino, who has kept chickens for 15 years and calls herself ...

Katie Hitt and her family are renting these chickens for the next year from Four Feathered Hens in St. Louis. Her three young kids have named the birds Hei Hei, Feathers, Sweethearts and Lego Man.

But these aren’t the only animals at risk. Domestic cats are particularly susceptible to catching the virus, which can be fatal in felines, while the rising trend of keeping backyard chickens ...

Prospect Heights is going back to the drawing board to create rules for backyard chickens after hearing ... Brace added that even the occasional rooster crowing could be kept under control.