Yes, those who raise chickens have a steady supply of organic fertilizer, so keep this significant gardening enhancement in mind when evaluating whether chickens are for you.

Food More Houston residents consider raising backyard chickens as bird flu causes spike in egg prices The manager of a Houston feed and gardening store says hen sales have increased recently. The ...

Myths about coop smell, egg color, and roosts mislead new keepers. Discover the facts that make raising chickens easier and ...

THE BASICS When a person approaches LeMaster about raising chickens at home, one of the most important things to decide is what breed of chickens they want to raise.

What should you know about raising chickens, the benefits and if it's actually cheaper than eggs from the grocery store.

Gardening. One of the easiest ways to make a chicken coop environmentally friendly is to combine it with a vegetable garden. Chickens produce high-quality, nitrogen-rich, nontoxic, free fertilizer ...

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the ...

Mesa resident Christa Backson shows a couple of eggs pulled from her chicken coop, where five chickens live. Backson is part of a growing movement among city dwellers to raise poultry.

<Saturday, more than 20 homeowners took the "Raising Urban Hens 101" workshop at the Knoxville Botanical Garden. Most of them plan on building a chicken coop and raising hens if the city passes ...

The eggs simply taste better compared to ones that are factory-farmed, according to Paul Fleischer, who runs the business ...

The Laconia City Council is working on a new ordinance that would allow people to raise chickens in their backyards.