Backyard chickens are increasing in popularity due to high egg prices, but they may not be cost-effective for everyone.

Egg prices making visions of backyard chickens dance in your head? It's a tempting thought. Buying a few adorable baby chicks, some fencing and some feed seems simple enough. "I would say ...

There's been an uptick in interest in buying chickens to access affordable eggs. One local vet said there are some concerns to be cautious about but doesn't think it's a bad idea.

Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has ...

Just throw an entire broccoli crown or chicken drumstick at your six-month-old and see what they do with it. (The process is called “weaning” because as the baby eats more solids, they’re ...

Carol Lewis has no regrets about how she voted on the chicken issue. As a longtime member of the St. Cloud, Minn., city council, she’d heard all the arguments. At a December meeting ...

The Baby Animals Festival at Hancock Shaker Village returns April 12, giving visitors a chance to meet the latest generation of newborn livestock.