A Sheridan couple has invented a smart-home system that automates coop care for people who keep backyard chickens. Their Hen ...

Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.

Papillion City Council will consider a backyard chicken ordinance for the third time, nearly a year after voting against a ...

The legislation, House Bill 806, would still let local governments regulate backyard chickens, including imposing setback ...

Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly ...

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 ...

Bird flu is back in the headlines, and if you keep a few hens behind the garage or a full mixed flock on the edge of town, ...

Learn how chickens handle cold, why frozen water is dangerous, and how dry bedding and airflow prevent winter health risks.

WESTFIELD — After a two year effort, the City Council took a final vote on allowing backyard chickens by right in residential zones, shooting it down with five in favor, and seven opposed. Nicholas ...

This week, the city council in Kenosha, Wisconsin, voted to allow residents to raise backyard chickens. The vote was popular with people who like a side of freedom with their fresh eggs. "Give people ...

FLORIDA SAY THAT THEY ARE SEEKING OUT OTHERS WHO HAVE EGG LAYING HENS. YEAH, BACKYARD CHICKENS ARE ALLOWED IN MANY LOCAL CITIES. WESH 2’S MICHELLE MEREDITH REPORTS. WITH THE HIGH PRICE OF EGGS RIGHT ...