Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As egg prices skyrocket, people raising chickens are grateful to have their own supply conveniently located in their backyard.

Chicks are always a hot commodity in the spring at farm and feed stores. So when a batch of young chickens arrived at Ranch and Home in the Tri-Cities on Friday, word got out and customers lined up.

Before setting up a backyard coop, check local ordinances for any restrictions on raising chickens. Coops need adequate space, ventilation and predator protection to ensure the health and safety of ...

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic.

The Waterville council in December 2020 voted to decrease the required minimum lot size for keeping chickens from 10,000 to 8 ...

Chickens have been a recurring hot topic in Fowlerville for years. Residents have made multiple pushes for flocks to be allowed in the village since 2015, but so far, none have succeeded. Brighton ...

Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding a mean rooster to the coop, and reaching under a hen to gather a warm egg were ...

Kristen Kemp, a yoga instructor and writer in New Jersey, has owned backyard chickens for more than a decade. “I just love them,” she tells Yahoo Life. Kemp’s had her current brood for around five ...