6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (417+ words) "This coupe I can clean in less than 5 minutes." Months of rain, a new baby on the way, and plenty of paint-related indecision nearly left one Pacific Northwest chicken coop sitting empty through the winter. But Becky, the creator behind…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (336+ words) An MP has voiced support for a ban on the use of cages for laying hens. Chris Ward, MP for Brighton Kemptown, praised the UK government's plan to phase out the use of enriched cages, describing it as an important…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (296+ words) Hundreds of hens need a new home in Scotland this month or could otherwise face slaughter. The British Hen Welfare Trust is holding a rehoming event in Inverness on Saturday, July 18, in a bid to save 250 ex-commercial laying hens. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (413+ words) A break-in at a community farm has left staff 'heartbroken' after animals were released and later killed by a fox. Six chickens at Oasis City Farm in Southampton were let out of their enclosures during the incident on June 30 and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (755+ words) Backyard chickens have gone from fringe hobby to mainstream pet in under a decade. According to the American Pet Products Association, roughly 11 million U. S. households kept them in 2025, nearly double the 5. 8 million counted in 2018, making chickens the third most popular pet…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (818+ words) So you're thinking about getting backyard chickens. Maybe a neighbor has them and the eggs they dropped off last week were unreasonably good. Maybe you watched egg prices climb last year and decided you'd had enough of being at the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1258+ words) Home " Wildlife " 14 Reasons Chickens Make Surprisingly Great Pets Every chicken develops its own unique character traits that will surprise and delight you. Some chickens are bold and adventurous, always the first to investigate new treats or explore unfamiliar territory. Others…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (464+ words) Home " Wildlife " 11 Mistakes First Time Chicken Owners Make Nothing ruins the chicken-keeping dream faster than a visit from code enforcement telling you to get rid of your flock immediately. Many new owners assume that if they can buy chickens, they…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (456+ words) A small flock of feather-footed chickens has become an unlikely attraction at one of Istanbul's busiest public transport hubs, where taxi minibus drivers have cared for the birds for nearly two years. Drivers operating on the Cevizliba-Taksim route have turned…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (863+ words) Dr. Maurice Pitesky has spent his career in the space between global food security and someone's backyard flock. His new book, Dr. Cluck's Backyard Chickens, is peer-reviewed, vet-approved, full of puns, and ten years in the making. If you've spent…...