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Backyard chickens a growing trend

On any given Thursday from March through April, employees of Frizelle-Enos, a feed store in downtown Sebastopol, California, standby awaiting word...

Perhaps you know that it's perfectly allowable to keep up to four chickens at your home in San Francisco. But do you know how to keep them...

A little flock of seven was carefully selected by the Redwood 4-H poultry group kids at last year’s Alameda County Fair from the bantam pen...

Don't get me wrong: all chickens have something going for them, and every breed has its diehards. The breeds on this list are less likely to work...

You might think you aren't cut out to deal with chickens in your yard. I thought the same. I grew up in then-still-rural Alamo, CA, surrounded by...

As numbers of backyard flock owners grow, the feed companies serving these populations must also be creating increasing supplies of feed. A few...

There is just no competition when it comes to store bought eggs up against farm fresh organic/free range eggs. The yolks are noticeably richer,...

It's COLD!!Many experienced harsh conditions last year and this year some of you are already experiencing extreme winter weather. Without...

As the forecast takes a bit of a turn a smart flock-keeper considers what can be done now for freezing temperatures that are sure to come next....

Perhaps readers currently petitioning to change their local laws would enjoy this brief video that was shared...