Marshall City Council members were divided this week on whether backyard chickens should be allowed in the city. After council members discussed the proposal on Tuesday, a motion to approve a backyard ...

Waterford Township’s planning commission meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, to review the agenda for its 6 p.m. meeting in the ...

Chickens have been a mainstay in Australian backyards for generations. New research reveals that owners see their chickens as a blend between pet and livestock as well as a trustworthy source of food.

Chicken – or chooks, as they are affectionately known in Australia – have been a mainstay in backyards for generations. More ...

Chicken - or chooks, as they are affectionately known in Australia - have been a mainstay in backyards for generations.Authors Emily A. Buddle ...

The question of whether to allow backyard chickens came up again Nov. 18 at Skokie’s Village Board meeting after a trustee proposed repealing the village’s ban on the birds. Trustee James ...

More information: Emily A. Buddle et al, The Chicken for the Egg: Australian Motivations for Raising Backyard Chickens, Anthrozoös (2024). DOI: 10.1080/08927936.2024.2418698 Provided by ...

At the same time, the welfare of egg-producing chickens is also in the spotlight, leading to an increase in the sale of free range eggs. We surveyed backyard-chicken owners in Adelaide ...

Union officials do not sound enthusiastic about allowing residents to raise chickens in their backyards. “It’s really easy to ...

Here are three things you must do to prevent eggs from freezing in winter (for backyard chicken keepers), plus ...