Chickens are a wonderful addition to any backyard homestead, providing eggs and endless entertainment. Cracking open a golden-yolked egg from your own flock is enormously satisfying. And you ...

Read on to learn how to raise chickens so they’re happy, healthy, and full of pluck. Do I have enough room to raise chickens in my backyard? The short answer: probably so! Chickens are ...

So, we've asked the experts what are the chicken keeping mistakes to avoid, so your flock can stay healthy and happy – and you can continue to enjoy freshly laid eggs. Chicken keeping mistakes ...

We both eat a vegetarian diet, partly for ethical reasons, and so unless we were able to find eggs from happy, free-range chickens, we just chose to do without. When we lived in the city I was ...

Raising your own chickens for their eggs may sound like a money saving idea, but in the long run store-bought eggs are less ...

Other than a proper roof, The Happy Chicken Coop, a website dedicated to providing information about backyard chicken keeping, suggests using wire mesh with openings no larger than a ½ inch for ...

If you keep chickens or other birds, such as waterfowl, on your property, it is best to take some precautions. Here are some tips for keeping your casual flock happy and healthy. Bird flu ...

Carol Lewis has no regrets about how she voted on the chicken issue. As a longtime member of the St. Cloud, Minn., city council, she’d heard all the arguments. At a December meeting ...

It’s a scene he’s gotten used to, but not one he’s happy about. On summer days, the smell of chickens and manure often drifts across his community from the farm near his property ...