In recent years, the trend of raising backyard chickens has gained popularity among homeowners seeking a more sustainable lifestyle. Whether for fresh eggs, companionship, or a deeper connection to ...

Too often, Sacramento legislators hurry through the lawmaking process before considering the ramifications of their ideas, and whether those ideas have unintended consequences. Assembly Bill 928 is ...

I came to grips, years ago, with the fact that we live in a world filled with tainted lettuce, bubonic cantaloupes and mouthwatering slabs of beef laced with spongiform encephalopathy. And that’s just ...

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic.

ALTAMONT — Jasmine Murgo walked out of Altamont Country Values Friday afternoon with a napping toddler in one arm and a cardboard box with one dozen chirping chicks in the other. This is her second ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – With the rising costs of eggs and other poultry products, as well as a growing concern about a nation-wide outbreak of bird flu, the idea of raising chickens at home can be ...

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 ...

Troy Thompson raises 2,000 to 3,000 roosters annually on his farm in Oklahoma. The birds are tethered to "teepees" when they're five to six months old. "If these aren't penned up, you know, they're ...

The new set of rules establishes a $50 permit fee, limits on how many chickens residents can own and more. Here's what to ...