Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our three Ameraucana hens needed a new, larger coop. I wanted a greenhouse with a sink, so my neighbor, Shawn Thompson, an ...

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Backyard chickens have gone from fringe hobby to mainstream pet in under a decade. According to the American Pet Products Association, roughly 11 million U.S. households kept them in 2025, nearly ...

So you’re thinking about getting backyard chickens. Maybe a neighbor has them and the eggs they dropped off last week were unreasonably good. Maybe you watched egg prices climb last year and decided ...

A free range chicken is pictured at a farm in Strathkinness, Fife in Scotland. CARL DE SOUZA CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images So you’re thinking about getting backyard chickens. Maybe a neighbor has ...