Backyard chicken coops are popping up everywhere! If the idea of raising chickens has piqued your interest, but the thought of building your own chicken coop seems overwhelming or too expensive, ...

Craving a daily supply of fresh eggs, perhaps you’ve decided to join the urban homesteading movement and get yourself a flock of chickens for the backyard. You’ll start indoors with chicks in a box ...

With the trend of locally sourced food on the rise, it's no surprise that dozens of major cities are revising their animal ordinances. Rochester is no exception: Backyard chicken coops are growing in ...

More than 13 million homeowners raise backyard chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that number is expected to grow over the next several years. You can rear chickens in ...

And where there are chicken coops, there are likely to be homeowners who are creative, fun loving and resourceful. Home chicken raising is becoming more popular for various reasons, including the ...

If you have ever thought of starting a backyard chicken coop, go to the Hopkinton State Fair this long Labor Day weekend and talk to a chicken farmer. You can even buy a chicken.Patricia DeMaggio of ...

Oct. 24, 2011 -- When Owen Taylor got hired six years ago as the "city chicken intern" at Just Food, some people thought his job title was funny. Today no one in the food world would make a peep.

Milagro and Geisha Girl live in a two-level home with a picket fence that wraps around the stilts of their house and a backyard enclosed in wire mesh to keep foxes and raccoons from attacking. Geisha ...

April, the broody hen, sits in an antique nest box. She puffs up her beautiful coat of light and dark brown feathers. It’s a warm summer afternoon, and the Brahma feels a natural instinct to incubate ...