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There are more than 85 million backyard chickens in the United States. Here's what you need to know before starting your own flock.

Local food production is an idea that’s been around for a while, and how you manage your home and yard is part of making it happen. Keeping chickens in urban and suburban neighbourhoods is one case in ...

Before getting chickens, check local ordinances and HOA rules for permits, lot size, and rooster prohibitions. Chickens require a secure coop to protect them from predators, with adequate indoor and ...

I’ve joked with friends and family that, with five backyard chickens, I am 2025 rich. Every day, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., my family’s feathered flock produces between three and five fresh eggs, ...

At some point between grocery sticker shock on egg prices and the sudden urge to make sourdough from scratch, backyard chickens became less like something only Ree Drummond would be excited about and ...