Electric fencing is simple to set up and will help to discourage predators. Permanent chicken houses and fenced runs are wonderful if you have the space and the means to keep them clean, compost the ...

A slightly remodeled plastic doghouse and a wire pen make a perfect home for two to four hens. Keeping chickens should be fun and require little management. You don’t need to spend lots of money and ...

Keeping chickens as pets is a subject that is back in the news this week after it was revealed how hundreds of hens and cockerels have been abandoned by owners who bought them on a whim over lockdown.

The 6’x4’ coop can house up to three chickens. The deluxe model is The Nantucket Coop with a starting price tag of $5,185. It features a 6’x6’ coop with a 6’x12’ run, or fully enclosed pen. It also ...

Having chickens in the backyard could be a smart way to get freshly laid eggs. But how practical is it for city dwellers? “This is a very hot topic,” says Deb Campbell, owner of Barter & Sons Hatchery ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chicken connoisseurs in North Carolina’s capital city are holding their annual tour of backyard pens, part of a national movement of backyard poultry farming. Raleigh holds its ...