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

The backyard chicken trend hatched long ago -- the website BackYard Chickens has signed up 280,000 members since its start in 2000, and the New York Times noticed it a mere seven years later -- but ...

The financial case for backyard chickens has collapsed, yet more people are building DIY chicken coops than ever. That ...

Ensure your birds have the space to express normal behavior. Learn how to raise chickens humanely by following the animal Five Freedoms as an everyday guide, or when you’re just beginning. Like many ...

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

Egg prices are climbing again after falling from the record high of $4.82 per dozen in January 2023. Egg costs jumped 4.6% last month, according to the consumer price index. With egg prices steadily ...

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

With the recent memory of soaring egg prices, more people are questioning whether it's cheaper to save money raising chickens. The idea continues to grow in popularity: a 2024 study showed that 13% of ...

At some point between grocery sticker shock on egg prices and the sudden urge to make sourdough from scratch, backyard chickens became less like something only Ree Drummond would be excited about and ...

The idea of keeping backyard chickens might be tempting, but in Milwaukee, raising a flock of your own means jumping through a few hoops first. The rules for keeping backyard chickens in Wisconsin ...