T.J. Brearton didn't plan on keeping chickens—but a repurposed playhouse, a fox, and some very named hens changed everything about how he gardens.

There’s more to consider than fresh eggs when raising chickens at home. For gardeners, that includes keeping both chickens and plants safe and productive. Chickens love to dig in the dirt, and that ...

Earlier this week, I moved some of my hens into the lower garden. That area is poorly drained and water sits there almost every spring. In some years, it can stay soggy well into June. Last year, I ...

Gardening. One of the easiest ways to make a chicken coop environmentally friendly is to combine it with a vegetable garden. Chickens produce high-quality, nitrogen-rich, nontoxic, free fertilizer, so ...

Learn what to feed chickens in winter and how to keep them safe while they aid you in preparing the garden for next year’s growing season. This article is also in audio form for your listening ...

Adding chickens to your garden could bring some benefits. Gabriel Vega joined us on 3 News First Edition to explain those benefits which he says includes compost. Vega said gardeners can reuse the ...

TOWNSEND – Inviting chickens into a small landscape, both beautifully and safely, can be a challenge, and Liz Barbour, owner, and cooking instructor of The Creative Feast, is here to guide you through ...

Making a frittata with eggs fresh from your backyard chicken coop is the ultimate farm-to-table experience. And raising chickens in a Brooklyn backyard is easier than you might think. Chicken coops ...

The history of chickens can be traced as far back as 500 B.C. Early on, the fowl were primarily used as entertainment in the form of cock-fighting, according to some historians. Once people realized ...