The Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village offers classes on raising chickens, noting an increase in interest due to rising egg ...

What not to feed chickens is an important topic. Experienced chicken keepers know that chickens can eat a lot, but a balanced ...

Andrea Wilson has been raising chickens and collecting their eggs for the last four years, and she says that it’s been saving her family money. “I haven’t been forced to buy eggs from a store for ...

With egg prices rising, so to is interest in backyard chicken keeping in the Sioux Falls area. “We’ve seen this [uptick in ...

If you’ve been to the store recently and feel like you’re spending more money on eggs than in the past, you are not alone. A ...

“With water sprinkling systems that can save up to 66 percent water usage in a poultry house, the water conservation of ...

Some readers say chickens are easy to raise and can be a money saver with egg prices soaring. Others complain about the noise and smell and worry about diseases like bird flu.

Gates argues that chickens are “easy and inexpensive to take care of”, requiring only cheap vaccines and having no special feeding needs. He additionally claims chickens are a solid investment ...

Chickens and ducks must be housed at least 30 ... with guidelines for tagging animals, storing feed, and managing manure. Those interested in raising animals will need to apply for a city license ...

Owner Bernie deBuhr says birds of all kinds love them and he has noticed that even some of the owners raising commercial poultry will use bug-enriched chow to indulge their flocks. “Chickens are ...