Backyard chickens are now America's third most popular pet - here's how to start your own flock from scratch.

Everyone's building a coop again in 2026-but with cheap eggs back, does raising a flock still make sense?

No farm? No problem. Here's exactly how to build a chicken coop and raise healthy hens in a regular backyard.

There are more than 85 million backyard chickens in the United States. Here's what you need to know before starting your own flock.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

Backyard chickens paid for themselves at $6.23 an egg carton. Here's what the 2026 math really looks like.

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW GREEN. WE ARE AT THE MACFARLANE RESEARCH GREENHOUSES AT UNH IN DURHAM, AND I’M TALKING WITH KENDALL CORNELIUS AGAIN. AND THIS TIME AROUND, AS WE GET INTO SPRING, I KNOW ...

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 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 ...

Jennifer Johnson wants to raise chickens – a dream she's had for nearly a decade. Still, it took until early February, after a dramatic spike in egg prices, for Johnson to convince her husband to say ...

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 ...