Many Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and ...

Back in my boyhood days, the chicken house was a center of activity in The Brim Hollow. Actually, it was one building that accommodated two different houses — the chicken ...

The bird flu has battered the United States’ egg market. Initially, it left metro Atlanta grocery stores scrambling to fill their shelves. Now, just ahead of Easter, it’s easier to find eggs for ...

I have raised and loved so many hens from the time they were chicks. Why did I never think to ask about the fate of their ...

Not to mention, while you can buy chickens of egg-laying age, there’s a shortage and so you probably won’t find those. That means you’re raising from chicks. “Five to 8 months old is when you'll see ...

"People are getting mountains of boxes of dead chicks because of this stupid route change. It's a horrible thing. It's ...

Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and increasing egg prices.

Henning said chicken coops need an opening to allow ventilation, while still keeping the elements out. “It is better to have the birds at 35 degrees and dry, rather than at 55 degrees and wet,” she ...

As autumn set in last year, I thought Esmerelda, at age seven, had entered a well-merited retirement. For nearly six years ...

Even with the rising price of eggs, backyard chickens are not cost effective, say two local experts. Boulder Weekly ...

Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding a mean rooster to the coop, and reaching under a hen to gather a warm egg were ...

"Pro chicken" residents have been trying to get backyard chickens allowed in Worcester for months. They just got a big boost.