From scrambled eggs to Sunday roasts, more families are trading fluorescent aisles and rising food costs for fresh, homegrown ...

Once the hens begin laying eggs, at around 21 weeks, switch to layer feed (in crumble or pellet form), which delivers extra calcium, phosphorous, and other nutrients; supply frequent foragers with a ...

For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

They raise about 200 chickens every year. Yoder said the chicken-raising process takes a lot of time and patience, and can be costly. "I've been a farmer all my life," Yoder said.

With all the “eggflation”, the Agriculture Department at Deane Bozeman decided to host a chicken workshop, in case anyone was interested in raising their own chickens to save a few bucks.