Before you build that backyard coop, read this. The expert advice will help you keep yourself and your flock safe.

Anyone who has reared chickens knows a first flock can go very well or go wrong fast. Much of that comes down to breed choice ...

'This is precious,' one person said.

MARYLAND -- An outbreak of salmonella infections linked to backyard chicken flocks has sickened 34 people across 13 states, including Maryland, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Backyard chicken lovers beware: an outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella bacteria linked to these birds is spreading across the country. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Rachel Pastick moved to Woodbury four years ago from St. Paul, where she had a backyard flock of six hens that she called her garden companions. “They really reminded us, my neighbors and my community ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW GREEN. WE ARE AT THE MACFARLANE RESEARCH GREENHOUSES AT UNH IN DURHAM, AND I’M TALKING WITH KENDALL CORNELIUS AGAIN. AND THIS TIME AROUND, AS WE GET INTO SPRING, I KNOW ...

Salina, N.Y. - Salina town officials are holding a special meeting Monday night to discuss the possibility of legalizing backyard chickens. The move comes a year after Salina resident Heather Weick ...

Picture this: you step outside your back door on a crisp morning, coffee in hand, and hear the gentle clucking of your feathered friends greeting the day. More families are discovering the joy of ...

Before getting chickens, check local ordinances and HOA rules for permits, lot size, and rooster prohibitions. Chickens require a secure coop to protect them from predators, with adequate indoor and ...

SPRINGVILLE — Residents in Springville get more fired up about backyard chickens than with tax proposals or new fees. "We got more emails on this than I have in six years in relation to raising any ...

SPRINGVILLE — In a state where most of the cities started out as farming towns, the legacy of owning backyard chickens has stayed strong. But in Springville, a dispute is rising about just how many ...