Well, it looks like the bloom is off the stanking urban yard-chickens! Animal shelters across the country are reportedly receiving hundreds of abandoned chickens from disillusioned amateur farmers who ...

Chapel Hill native Greg Bell began his foray into urban poultry as a peeved neighbor. In 1999, he was alarmed to see that the family behind him had adopted a flock of a dozen chickens. Although he had ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five chickens live in artist Alicia Rheal's backyard in Madison, Wis., and when they age out of laying eggs, they may become chicken dinner. "We get egg-layers and after a ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Some residents in Fargo, N.D., have embraced the "urban chicken" movement, hosting hens in their backyards, and enjoying the fresh eggs for breakfast and the opportunity to teach their ...

Connie and her sister Cotton are feasting on leftover spaghetti, cold brown rice and chopped broccoli stems. The hasn't had a single chicken complaint. File photo. It’s all going well until Cotton ...

The movement started with the rationale that raising chickens fits in with efforts toward local and pure foods, supporters say, and the eggs are fresh and flavorful. The animals also are entertaining ...

DULUTH, Minn. - There's a small group in the city -- a handful to a dozen, depending on the rumors -- who live in fear of having their secret revealed. They will discuss their secret only with other ...

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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Detroit Lakes residents will now be able to enjoy fresh eggs from their own backyard chicken coops. The City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 10, approved an amended ordinance that ...

Murtoff, who lives in Chicago and provides “compassionate and homespun” consulting and emergency care for backyard chickens, recommends that anyone in Valparaiso or anywhere else in the Region where ...