"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Backyards have gone to the birds! With everyone from Jennifer Garner to Carrie Underwood flocking to the ...

No Rulz Ranch Hatchery in Oklahoma lists six things you need to know before raising your own backyard chickens. 1. Choose the right breed: Different breeds of chickens have different temperaments and ...

Feeling like a spring chicken? Or maybe the weather has you about to lay an egg? Well, before you break out the chicken wire and roost in the coop, we have some things you should know. Stephanie ...

The highs and lows of raising chickens.

With the trend of locally sourced food on the rise, it's no surprise that dozens of major cities are revising their animal ordinances. Rochester is no exception: Backyard chicken coops are growing in ...

Craving a daily supply of fresh eggs, perhaps you’ve decided to join the urban homesteading movement and get yourself a flock of chickens for the backyard. You’ll start indoors with chicks in a box ...

Backyard chickens are becoming popular across the country, and many Upstate cities and towns have changed ordinances to allow them. Spartanburg was the first Upstate city to approve raising of ...