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, ...

Keeping chickens for eggs can be a fun and rewarding hobby. Not only do laying hens give you fresh eggs, but they provide endless entertainment, pest management, and free fertilizer. In this article, ...

For years, Naeema Finley noticed other people’s expressions when she told them she was raising chickens in her backyard. A Las Vegas native who lives in Atlanta, Finley brandishes elaborate ...

As egg prices skyrocket, you too may be considering if it would be cheaper going straight to the source and raising your own flock. As the steward of four sweet but dimwitted backyard chickens, I'll ...

Quick Take Chickens thrive when in a small flock of 4–6 hens to ease learning and reduce stress. Chickens are social animals ...

“They’re out of eggs,” my husband said sadly after returning from the grocery store without his assigned eggs last week. That’s when I decided that this was the time to consider getting some cute, ...

The coronavirus pandemic is propelling one new American pastime to new heights, with more people forced to hunker down at home setting up coops and raising chickens in their backyards. While the ...

It may sound strange, but some families are now raising chickens because the price of eggs is so high. It's not surprising. If you eat a lot of eggs, those $4 - $6 cartons at the store can really bust ...

Grocery shoppers, frustrated by the record prices of a dozen eggs, are increasingly choosing to go right to the source by bringing chickens home. The price for a carton of eggs is up 60% ...

Egg prices are increasing nationwide as the avian flu, H5N1, ravages poultry populations across the United States. By Jan. 17, the virus had infected more than 136 million poultry across 50 states ...

The coronavirus pandemic is heightening interest in raising young chickens for a reliable supply of eggs, with hatcheries saying they're seeing a flood of new customers. "We are swamped with orders," ...