Qoopy, a luxury day care service for pet chickens, has the Web buzzing, but you won't be dropping Miss Featherfluffers off there anytime soon. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Discover the joys of raising happy chickens in your backyard! This video explores the best practices for chicken care, including feeding, housing, and health tips to ensure your flock thrives. Learn ...

1. Provide plenty of shade. Chickens need access to shade to avoid overheating. Make sure there are plenty of trees or other structures that provide shade for your chickens to retreat to during the ...

Chickens can be good garden helpers but they need care. (THE OREGONIAN) Backyard chickens remain popular with urban homesteaders. If you've been contemplating a flock of your own, there are some ...

Thinking of raising a few chickens to provide eggs, but worried about getting in over your head? PM senior home editor Roy Berendsohn provides general guidelines on chicken care and how to build a ...

Source: Anil Öztas, via Wikimedia Commons. Chickens are experiencing a surge in popularity. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 85 million backyard or household chickens, making them the third ...

Kristen Wilke and Isaac Esterman share their Brooklyn home with three hens. Stefano Giovannini After a year of dating, Kristen Wilke and her boyfriend Isaac Esterman decided to take the next step in ...

Last September, a cappuccino-colored stray chicken appeared in Katherine Rae Mondo's neighborhood in Oakland, Calif. After it hung around the same intersection for a couple of days, Mondo took it in — ...

Backyard chickens mean super-fresh free-range eggs, and their poop is pure gold for organic gardens. But for many backyard poultry ranchers, chickens are a clucking, purring joy in themselves. The ...

The price of eggs may be through the roof, but that doesn’t mean you’ll save money with a chicken coop. While the popularity — and legality — of backyard chickens is spreading, the economics doesn’t ...