It's also one of those purchases that seems a little extra at first glance, until you realize how much calmer and busier your ...

I hadn’t kept bantams until, about six years ago, a friend gave me two Lavender Pekins. Quickly named Pam and Betty, after my beloved Bolton aunt and granny, they proved as feisty and formidable as ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Backyards have gone to the birds! With everyone from Jennifer Garner to Carrie Underwood flocking to the ...

For most of us, summers are getting hotter and drier. Heat stress and dehydration are the number one cause of death for chickens during extreme heat. Before we talk about how to keep your chicken ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – With the rising costs of eggs and other poultry products, as well as a growing concern about a nation-wide outbreak of bird flu, the idea of raising chickens at home can be ...

Many people like myself dream about the day they will have a spacious enough yard to own a little flock of chickens. But it isn't all making pancakes with freshly laid eggs: your flower beds could ...

With the extreme heat felt across much of the United States this summer, agricultural producers need to take measures not just to protect themselves and their laborers, but also their crops and ...

The Waterville council in December 2020 voted to decrease the required minimum lot size for keeping chickens from 10,000 to 8 ...

H5N1 headlines are unsettling for anyone who collects eggs from a coop instead of a carton, but they are also a practical ...

Some lucky chickens are living an “im’peck’able” lifestyle in O’Hara. New chicken owner Heather Bradley lives on Eton Drive and built what she’s dubbed the “Polish Poultry Palace” for her feathered ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With egg prices rising, so to is interest in backyard chicken keeping in the Sioux Falls area. “We’ve seen this [uptick in interest] in the past with the avian flu outbreaks ...