Chicken can be excellent pets if taken care of properly. Chickens prefer an outdoor experience. It would be advisable to keep your pets outside your house in a coop as long as it is secure.

Growing number of city and suburb dwellers are choosing to raise chickens as pets Kim Siegelson says there are evenings she enjoys nothing more than sitting in her backyard watching the “Peep Show” ...

Chickens are the new family dog, says backyard chicken expert and blogger Kathy Shea Mormino, who is known to her fans as the Chicken Chick. Raising chickens is one of the fastest-growing hobbies in ...

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 ...

It may not seem like it, but chickens are incredible pets and livestock animals. They offer a unique blend of companionship, utility, and a lot of personality. They are not only endlessly entertaining ...

When looking for a dog or a cat for your family, pet adoption is a popular option.Surprisingly, one of the more popular requests recently at Louisville Metro Animal Services is chickens. They have ...

Join Jennifer Garner, Miley Cyrus and more and become a chic chicken raiser Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on ...

An unintended side effect of the backyard chicken craze has been the creation of a generation of homeless hens. A typical layer will produce eggs for three years at most, but may live a decade longer.