As urban chicken farms grow in popularity, many people are bringing the birds into their homes. They need the right equipment to keep them clean.... There's free range and then there's free rein — ...

As much as urban farming makes our hearts smile, there is now undeniable evidence that amateur animal husbandry also doubles as a sad chicken displacement problem. Once the owners of trendy backyard ...

Backyard chicken farming has joined vegetable gardening as one of the hottest trends among do-it-yourself locavores. “Every day I’m surprised by how many people are doing it, and every day someone new ...

Studies on environmental enrichments indicate such facilities in chicken houses can lead to happier birds, which can mean healthier animals and more money in producers' wallets.

Keeping the lights on and the heaters running in his gigantic chicken houses seems to cost more every year (“house” is the industry term for a chicken barn; each of Weaver’s is more than two football ...

There's free range and then there's free rein — around your house. When Julie Baker's backyard birds started spending more time inside, it was tough to keep them clean. So she got innovative. She ...