About 20 years ago, chickens—long a staple of farms and homesteads—began showing up in urban and suburban yards. They enabled city dwellers to source homegrown food, provided a touch ...

The Hamburg chicken is a popular breed of domestic chicken that is known for its unique appearance and personality. These birds are small, agile, and active, with a distinctive V-shaped comb and a ...

Source: Anil Öztas, via Wikimedia Commons. Chickens are experiencing a surge in popularity. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 85 million backyard or household chickens, making them the third ...

In 2010, as part of my wife Elaine’s recovery from breast cancer, I proposed we raise chickens. As a couple, we had never reared any kind of animal, but I had learned that eggs from backyard chooks ...

Since 2016, when the Cheyenne City Council voted to approve an ordinance allowing chickens in city limits, many people are enjoying homegrown eggs. But with that comes responsibility. People are swept ...

When temperatures plunge into arctic territory, backyard chickens need extra care to stay healthy. While chickens are generally cold-hardy, extreme cold combined with wind and moisture can quickly ...

Over the past several years, what once seemed like a niche rural hobby has quietly crossed into suburban backyards: keeping pet chickens. According to the American Pet Products Association, about 11 ...