Naeema Finley at home with her baby chick "Jasmine Crockett" in Acworth, Ga., on Sunday. For years, Naeema Finley noticed other people’s expressions when she told them she was raising chickens in her ...

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 ...

You’re a chicken. No, you’re a chicken. Everyone remembers this name-calling contest from childhood, but nowadays that’s becoming a surprising reality for certain members in urban backyards. Chickens ...

I’ve been using a small backyard chicken coop, the Back Porch Chicken Coop from GardenEggs.com, for the last several months. It’s housed a cockerel and three pullets that aren’t quite old enough to be ...

“I would say a key element in the increased popularity of backyard chickens came during the pandemic, as it was a time when people felt the need to become more self-sufficient and build a greater ...

DIY chicken coops are becoming a hot trend in the U.S. Searches for “easy DIY chicken coop plans” on Pinterest have jumped by 212% in just three months. Interest in “chicken coop run” and “chicken ...

Garden shops are seeing an increase in chicken coop and hen sales since a change in Gainesville’s chicken ordinance raised the limit on backyard hens from two to 10 in November 2013. Based on how many ...