“Raising chickens in the backyard, whether it be for meat or egg ... Chicken owners learn about the initial setup, like setting up a chicken coop along with chicken breeds and their nutrition.

Detroit makes you get a license. Lots of cities place reasonable rules on backyard farmers: San Francisco says you can generally have no more than four chickens; Oakland and Berkeley dictate that ...

Backyard chicken farmers are hopeful that City Council members will introduce a bill to legalize hens in Philadelphia soon.

Starting to raise chickens can cost less than I spent, but even the cheapest backyard-chicken setup isn’t a negligible expense. Over the years when I had my flock, it grew from those first three ...

This 2025-reviewed digital blueprint teaches users how to build a backyard chicken coop, select the best egg-laying hen breeds, implement organic feed practices, and maximize egg quality without ...

People are flocking to backyard chickens this year ... “We didn't have chickens one day, and then we had a whole set up the next.” Katie Hitt enjoys the eggs her rental chickens lay, but ...

Rollins suggested backyard chickens could be a potential “silver lining,” arguing it would be “awesome” if more Americans set up personal coops. Rollins may be wise to remember that old ad ...

Eleven million households across America now own backyard chickens, according to the American Pet Products Association.

and also protects the chickens from predators. In Irwin’s backyard, he and his family have 15 hens and a rooster. There is a punny sign proclaiming the setup “Coop DeVille.” Irwin recently ...