Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Raising backyard chickens has exploded in popularity in recent years. Many people are building chicken coops to save money on ...

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, editor Jessica Mitchell sits down for a chat with Chrisie DiCarlo and Holly Callahan-Kasmala, two best friends who are living out the chicken-keeping ...

I got interested in breeds of chickens early in life, while living with my grandmother in the 1940s and early 1950s. She raised chicken in the backyard solely for meat. I was always fascinated by her ...

In general, chickens make amazing pets. Getting chickens “for the kids” is a heartwarming idea that conjures up images of sun-dappled yards, giggling children collecting eggs, and cuddly hens nestled ...

Ducks can be prolific layers. Choose the best heritage poultry breeds: chicken, discover a duck, get a gaggle of geese, or take home some turkeys. Poultry are among the most diverse and useful animals ...

HAVEN — Kendall Schoenhals, 18, loves animals. She especially loves horses and chickens. So much so, this recent high school graduate decided to raise a rare breed of chickens - Barred Hollands. This ...

A team led by UC Davis poultry scientist Huaijun Zhou has created the first comprehensive map of gene regulation in breeds of chickens. The map could be a resource for finding resistance to H5N1 ...