The recent spike in egg prices has driven some to explore backyard chicken keeping, but the work and expenses required to house and feed chickens may not offset the price of backyard eggs. I toured ...

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 ...

With the rising price of eggs in the store as a result of the Avian Influenza that affected many laying houses last spring and summer, some people may be considering raising a few chickens in 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 ...

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

Poultry establishments may vary from basic or subsistence, indigenous or backyard poultry keeping to mechanised and automated farming methods. Others are mixed farming to joint meat and egg ...

Bob Davis acquired his first chicken to keep when he was 12 years old. Since then, he’s been trying to figure out why more people don’t have them. The two-hour class will be offered Saturday, Oct. 30, ...