Gifting live chicks, ducklings and bunnies as Easter presents remains a popular tradition, but public health officials warn ...

Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering two poultry-related workshops this month designed for people interested in raising backyard poultry and safely utilizing their products from coop ...

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable to wild predators, neighborhood pets, extreme weather, and infectious ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he takes you through the step-by-step process of dismantling an old chicken coop. Follow ...

Backyard chicken ownership is becoming more popular in the U.S., and some Illinois municipalities allow the practice, with regulations. Although backyard chickens are a popular choice, they’re not ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

Health officials say backyard poultry like chickens and ducks can carry salmonella germs even if they look healthy and clean. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a ...

The CDC has sent out a new alert warning of a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, with cases reported in Illinois and Wisconsin. According to the alert, at least seven people in six states ...

Residents who live outside San Antonio city limits but within Bexar County are generally allowed to own roosters and chickens ...

The question of whether to allow backyard chickens came up again Nov. 18 at Skokie’s Village Board meeting after a trustee proposed repealing the village’s ban on the birds. Trustee James Johnson ...

I think they hope we will go away like other petitions in the past but we aren’t,” one chicken supporter said.

Backyard chickens in towns and cities throughout Vermont have been banned in some places, while allowed in others.