Backyard chickens have gone from fringe hobby to mainstream pet in under a decade. According to the American Pet Products Association, roughly 11 million U.S. households kept them in 2025, nearly ...

When Nicole Graham was a little girl, maybe 6 or 7, she prevailed upon her mother to let her keep her Easter chick after it got older. She named the little hen Danielle, and right about then Nicole's ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commodities through a four-decade lens of experience. The high cost of eggs and the arrival of spring is generating ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Buying or selling a home? We analyze millions of real estate transactions to compare agents near you. Outbreaks of avian influenza have caused egg prices to hit record highs this year. Raising ...

Larimer County Extension specialists Alison O’Connor and Bailey Schilling Recent egg shortages and the high price of eggs have some people wondering if the cost of raising backyard chickens might be ...

Esmeralda, a buff Orpington belonging to the Cho family, who have raised chickens at their suburban New Jersey home for years, lived to be more than 10 years old. (Clara Cho) Column by Tim Carman Vice ...