Many common backyard upgrades require permits. Here are 15 things homeowners frequently overlook nationwide.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unpredictability of grocery costs can push people to look for alternative options. With research and planning, raising backyard ...

About 20 years ago, chickens—long a staple of farms and homesteads—began showing up in urban and suburban yards. They enabled city dwellers to source homegrown food, provided a touch ...

The highs and lows of raising chickens.

I’ve joked with friends and family that, with five backyard chickens, I am 2025 rich. Every day, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., my family’s feathered flock produces between three and five fresh eggs, ...

Bird flu outbreaks often occur three to 10 days after spikes of waterfowl abundance within 2.5 miles of affected farms, says Maurice Pitesky, UCCE poultry specialist.

Jennifer Johnson wants to raise chickens – a dream she's had for nearly a decade. Still, it took until early February, after a dramatic spike in egg prices, for Johnson to convince her husband to say ...

CHALFONT, Pa. (WPVI) -- A Bucks County couple is bringing themselves closer to nature by caring for backyard chickens, which has become a growing trend in Philadelphia and the suburbs. Michael Demby ...

Chickpea and Penelope, recent additions to the Redmond-Richardson household in Emmaus, are curious and cute, mostly quiet and full of bright, colorful feathers. Soon, the young hens will be steadily ...

A newly introduced bill in the Illinois House would give residents across the state a guaranteed right to keep backyard hens, marking a major shift on how local governments regulate poultry.