Back in late spring, I quadrupled the number of sentient beings I’m responsible for when I picked up four chicks at the local farm store and installed them in my dining room in a brooder. Those four ...

Before setting up a backyard coop, check local ordinances for any restrictions on raising chickens. Coops need adequate space, ventilation and predator protection to ensure the health and safety of ...

Consumers frustrated with high egg prices may either decide to give up their favorite breakfast food, cut out the baking or take the plunge into raising their own laying hens. But experts on raising ...

As egg prices skyrocket, you too may be considering if it would be cheaper going straight to the source and raising your own ...

What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? More than one might think -- and a widely-used diabetes medication might just be the surprising link. What do chickens ...

Having chickens is a great way to supply fresh eggs to your family, but what should you do if you have a surplus? For most who raise chickens in their backyard, the intent is to have enough to feed ...

Kristen Kemp, a yoga instructor and writer in New Jersey, has owned backyard chickens for more than a decade. “I just love them,” she tells Yahoo Life. Kemp’s had her current brood for around five ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Egg prices have been making headlines for more than a year now, largely thanks to an uptick in the avian flu affecting flocks all over the U.S. and West Michigan. That outbreak ...

Did you know that chickens have best friends? And isolated chickens can get depressed? Check out tips on keeping your ...

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Breakfast and baking keeps getting more expensive thanks to a key ingredient. The Agriculture Department predicts egg prices could rise another 20% this year. That might have ...