Inspiration can be found as close as your backyard, especially if your backyard has chickens. T.J. Aagesen of Elgin never thought about the virtues of his four fowl friends until his sister challenged ...

“Like most people, I initially got chickens because I wanted a source of eggs from hens who I knew had lived good lives,” freelance journalist Tove Danovich says. “It kind of spiraled from there.” ...

Raising backyard chickens continues to grow in popularity. The number of households in the United States with a backyard flock jumped from 8% in 2018 to 13% in 2020, according to a survey by the ...

Infections from the bacteria in home flocks have sickened thousands in recent years, and the CDC just announced a new outbreak Vanilla, Chocolate, and Goldie perched on top of their chicken coop. By ...