Town and cities spend several weeks discussing whether or not residents should be allowed to own and keep chickens in their yards. It’s been great fun to listen to the heated discussions. Some ...

With poor production performances, most backyard poultry farming comprises the rearing of indigenous poultry birds.

There's nothing quite like grabbing fresh eggs straight from your own backyard. But let's be honest-no one really warns you ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This week marks the end of an era in our backyard — and in our food lives. After nearly two decades of ...

The Roanoke Kiwanis Club in May awarded $20,000 in scholarships to seniors from the six area high schools where the club ...

Getting there isn’t cheap, however. Carpenter spent $2,000 to $5,000 to set up her homestead, not counting upkeep or her ...

Snakes often seek shelter in cluttered backyards, drawn to wood piles, leaf debris, and overgrown areas, which provide food ...

Welcome to the home (stead) of Heather and Terrance Grady. Despite living in the city, this Denver couple has built a ...

Hi! I'm Alexa, author of the blog TheDuvallHomestead.com where I write about farm to table eating and homemade natural living ...

Yes, they're pricey. But all-in-one Omlet chicken coops are designed to last a lifetime. Here's everything you need to know about "Eglus." ...

A new Urban Chicken Ordinance under consideration by the City Council would allow up to eight laying hens on a single-family lot.

Inside a massive complex east of Rochester, 750,000 chickens lay eggs that are sold under Wegmans’ brand name in its 70 supermarkets. The Wayne County farm, which is owned by ...