There are a lot of ways to look forward to a long winter’s end. For some people, it’s the arrival of tulips and daffodils. For others, it’s the song of nesting birds. But for many, there’s only one ...

Back in October, I was working at my desk when the phone rang. "Your order arrived. And the box is making a lot of noise," he said. "You better get over here." I hopped into the car, rushed to the ...

The sound of peeping, fuzzy, freshly-hatched chicks drifts through Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, Missouri. It’s a busy time for third-generation owner Jeff Smith. For hatchery season, which occurs from ...

ATLANTA - Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S., mostly in youngsters, since 2004.

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The sound of peeping, fuzzy, freshly-hatched chicks drifts through Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, Missouri. It’s a busy time for third-generation owner Jeff Smith. For hatchery season, which occurs from ...

The author's daughter, Rosy, with two of the family chickens. Among Rosy's discoveries: "When the sun goes down, they all go up into the coop and go to bed. Nobody has to tell them it's bedtime." ...

Our correspondent decided to set up a chicken coop. The chicks grew into hens — and then one day, they made this strange and mysterious sound. I got 15 mail-order chicks. They ended up changing my ...