Instead of shelling out the extra cash at the grocery store, more people are venturing to their backyards or their neighbor's ...

“Anytime you have your own backyard poultry that potentially has exposure ... I’d rather buy them from the chickens that I walk by at your house and can see that they live a nice life outside ...

Backyard chicken keepers call the first egg the ... you will have to keep their housing and bedding clean, and deal with any problems that arise (and there will be problems).

Experts say raising chickens isn’t likely to save many inflation-weary consumers money amid the spike in egg prices. But for ...

Well, not really free. If you’re going to be a backyard poultry farmer, you have to figure in some costs — shelter, fencing, feed, water dishes, heat lamps and of course, whatever price you ...

Someone might buy a simple chicken coop at the same farm store ... or not adequately protective against predators. Proper housing for backyard chickens can run anywhere from several hundred ...

This housing order means all bird keepers have a legal requirement, whether commercial, backyard or hobby flocks, to confine all poultry or captive birds in a secure building or keep them separate ...

has welcomed the introduction of the compulsory housing order. IFA Poultry Chair Nigel Sweetnam said it is "a critical step in safeguarding both commercial and backyard poultry flocks from the ...