Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.

A research veterinarian gives practical advice to homeowners for how to protect themselves and their flocks from bird flu.

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable ...

The new set of rules establishes a $50 permit fee, limits on how many chickens residents can own and more. Here's what to ...

I’ll admit, I jumped on the backyard chicken raising wagon last year. I probably would not have done so if I had joined all the backyard chicken raising groups beforehand. There’s, apparently, a lot ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

WESTFIELD — After a two year effort, the City Council took a final vote on allowing backyard chickens by right in residential zones, shooting it down with five in favor, and seven opposed. Nicholas ...

This week, the city council in Kenosha, Wisconsin, voted to allow residents to raise backyard chickens. The vote was popular with people who like a side of freedom with their fresh eggs. "Give people ...

Clemson University animal health officials are urging owners of backyard poultry flocks and pet waterfowl to remain vigilant ...

In a move sure to ruffle the feathers of some village residents, members of the Village Board of Trustees voted not to move ...

WATERBURY-A local woman says she'll fight to overturn the city's decision to block her from keeping six chickens on her Brookdale Lane property. Faithalee Goclowski had sought a zoning change that ...

So a lot of times, they take them to the shelter, hoping that someone’s going to adopt them, but often times, they just end ...