Craving a daily supply of fresh eggs, perhaps you’ve decided to join the urban homesteading movement and get yourself a flock of chickens for the backyard. You’ll start indoors with chicks in a box ...

Backyard chicken coops are popping up everywhere! If the idea of raising chickens has piqued your interest, but the thought of building your own chicken coop seems overwhelming or too expensive, ...

And where there are chicken coops, there are likely to be homeowners who are creative, fun loving and resourceful. Home chicken raising is becoming more popular for various reasons, including the ...

With the trend of locally sourced food on the rise, it's no surprise that dozens of major cities are revising their animal ordinances. Rochester is no exception: Backyard chicken coops are growing in ...

You’re a chicken. No, you’re a chicken. Everyone remembers this name-calling contest from childhood, but nowadays that’s becoming a surprising reality for certain members in urban backyards. Chickens ...

DIY chicken coops are becoming a hot trend in the U.S. Searches for “easy DIY chicken coop plans” on Pinterest have jumped by 212% in just three months. Interest in “chicken coop run” and “chicken ...

Oct. 24, 2011 -- When Owen Taylor got hired six years ago as the "city chicken intern" at Just Food, some people thought his job title was funny. Today no one in the food world would make a peep.

Being concerned about the cold is essential for backyard chicken owners, regardless of how efficient their coop may be. While ...

Amid the panic buying and lockdowns at the beginning of the pandemic, Melissa Goodridge felt the urge to be closer to her food source. Goodridge, who lives in Darien, Illinois, says like many ...

Chickens across Oklahoma City are one step closer to being able to roam on city lots of less than an acre, as the City Council heard public comments on Tuesday about the future of metro hens. The ...

Darien, which has no rules on residents’ raising chickens and bees on their property, is expected to soon adopt some restrictions on the number of animals and the size of their enclosures. Because it ...

Garden shops are seeing an increase in chicken coop and hen sales since a change in Gainesville’s chicken ordinance raised the limit on backyard hens from two to 10 in November 2013. Based on how many ...