Backyard chickens can be a fun and rewarding addition to the family, providing fresh eggs while giving owners the chance to ...

Public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with backyard poultry. As of May 16, 109 people across 29 states have been infected with one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a journalist covering consumer protection and fraud. In Berkeley, California, where I live, backyard chickens are ...

Are backyard chickens truly noisy, messy, or difficult to care for? In this video, Mark from Self Sufficient Me busts the ...

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 ...

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks—natural carriers of avian influenza—stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Public health authorities began suspecting poultry after 61 of 87 people interviewed, which comes out to 70%, indicated that they ...

Middletown residents can now keep backyard chickens under a new ordinance that requires permits and annual fees.

The latest salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with backyard poultry have resulted in one person’s death and 86 hospitalizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported.

Pet chicks and ducklings seem unlikely culprits in a serious public-health problem. But they are responsible for infecting more than 900 people with salmonella this year — the highest number to date, ...