Raising backyard chickens used to be a rural pursuit. It isn’t anymore. Suburban lots, small urban yards and even rented ...

There are more than 85 million backyard chickens in the United States. Here’s what you need to know before starting your own ...

Backyard chickens are now America's third most popular pet - here's how to start your own flock from scratch.

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, S.C. — Every spring and fall, waterfowl and other wild birds migrate along the Atlantic Flyway -- from Canada through South Carolina and other warmer points south. With the ...

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable to wild predators, neighborhood pets, extreme weather, and infectious ...

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres provide a step-by-step guide on designing and constructing functional nesting boxes to ensure the comfort and productivity of your backyard chickens.

Chickens have a low tolerance for heat, but there are a number of ways backyard chicken owners can help birds stay cool this ...

At some point between grocery sticker shock on egg prices and the sudden urge to make sourdough from scratch, backyard chickens became less like something only Ree Drummond would be excited about and ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, which can spread among birds, mammals and occasionally humans, has been detected in ...