"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 ...

As far as pets go, chickens are incredibly useful to have around: A pet chicken will lay eggs, eat food scraps and common garden pests, and their poop can be used for compost. Raising chickens is also ...

Keeping chickens for eggs can be a fun and rewarding hobby. Not only do laying hens give you fresh eggs, but they provide endless entertainment, pest management, and free fertilizer. In this article, ...

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 ...

While I’d long entertained the idea of raising a flock of chickens in my backyard, I knew it wouldn't be easy. Caring for living things takes a lot of work, and I need more on my to-do list like a ...

Backyards have gone to the birds! With everyone from Jennifer Garner to Carrie Underwood flocking to the trend of raising chickens at home, you too may be ready to become a Mother Hen. While the ...

This Easter, we've hidden a dozen colorful, egg-centric stories across Reason.com. Hop around the site to find them—or click here to see them all in one basket. Nowadays, in Manhattan, you'd be ...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — In Lexington County, it's becoming more popular to raise your own chickens, to supply your own eggs. It's even happening to families with students attending Lakeside Middle School.

Jennifer Johnson wants to raise chickens – a dream she's had for nearly a decade. Still, it took until early February, after a dramatic spike in egg prices, for Johnson to convince her husband to say ...