Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.

DAVIE - As egg prices surge and shortages persist due to the bird flu ravaging poultry flocks, some South Florida residents are turning to backyard chickens as an alternative. But before setting up a ...

If you’ve been perusing the hatchery catalog to buy baby chicks for your backyard chicken coop, you may notice some breeds are unavailable when you go to order them. That’s likely because some ...

Bird flu is back in the headlines, and if you keep a few hens behind the garage or a full mixed flock on the edge of town, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Lollypop farms held lessons on Sunday afternoon informing people about owning backyard chickens. People were invited to learn about chicken care, from behavior and health, to ...

Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large and small farms. In a comparison of differently sized ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Lollypop Farm is offering hands-on learning opportunities for pet owners starting this weekend. On Sunday, a free backyard chickens class will take place. Additionally, a pet first ...

BULVERDE, Texas — As the bird flu drives up egg prices across the country, some people in South Texas are considering raising their own chickens. A farm animal rescue in Bulverde said over the past ...

TODD. CHRIS, THANKS. IT IS HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND A CARTON OF EGGS BECAUSE OF THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE CAUSED BY THE BIRD FLU. NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO HOMEGROWN SOLUTION BACKYARD CHICKEN ...

At the Fleischer Family Farm in Lakewood, fresh eggs are among the fastest sellers at the Saturday market. The eggs simply taste better compared to ones that are factory-farmed, according to Paul ...