It's also one of those purchases that seems a little extra at first glance, until you realize how much calmer and busier your ...

No Rulz Ranch Hatchery in Oklahoma lists six things you need to know before raising your own backyard chickens. 1. Choose the right breed: Different breeds of chickens have different temperaments and ...

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 poultry has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 29 states. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 109 people got sick ...

Currently, only homes with at least one-third of an acre can have chickens, but Volusia County leaders want to lower that requirement ...

The question of whether to allow backyard chickens came up again Nov. 18 at Skokie’s Village Board meeting after a trustee proposed repealing the village’s ban on the birds. Trustee James Johnson ...