Predators rarely stumble on backyard chickens by accident. They follow scent, shadows, and easy access, and a poorly placed coop can advertise your flock like a neon sign. By avoiding a few common ...

It is important to research animal needs before you purchase them. This includes whether they are legal to own where you live.

The number of families with backyard poultry has risen significantly in the past several years, Cadillac area educators ...

Join Mark from Self-Sufficient Me as he reveals the real threats backyard chickens and ducks face in Australia. Watch as two large goannas, also known as monitor lizards, interact near his chicken ...

Chickens are the universal symbol of urban homesteading. Instagrammers pose with one tucked under an arm as a self-sufficiency flex. But what if I told you raising backyard chickens in Portland is a ...

Sparta residents who keep backyard chickens may soon be allowed to double the size of their flocks under a proposed change to ...

While dozens of residents flocked to Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply to get a glimpse of new baby chicks, city officials are ...

Seal small foundation gaps, and thin dense groundcover that hides entrances. If a burrow is inactive, pack it with gravel and ...

The two-story PetsCosset chicken coop is a reliable backyard option for chickens to live comfortably no matter the season.

Prevent poultry access to open water sources such as puddles, ditches, ponds or seasonal water accumulation. Provide municipal or well water only; do not use untreated surface water for drinking or ...

The highs and lows of raising chickens. Our grand poultry experiment started with an unexpected visitor. My wife, Susan, had been talking about getting chickens for years, but I never thought she was ...

WITH UNIVERSAL LAST MONTH. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS WHETHER TO LOOSEN RULES FOR BACKYARD CHICKENS. CHICKENS ARE ALREADY ALLOWED IN THE COUNTY, BUT THE PROPOSED ...