My family got chickens mostly for the eggs, but we've expanded our flock to include hens named after Disney princesses, too. Yep, I'm the crazy chicken lady.
Getting your birds off to a healthy start sets the stage for how they’ll lay for years to come. In the first of three parts, we tell you how to establish great laying hens.
Children can dream of various careers in agriculture, thanks to a big boost by Mattel Inc.'s best-known spokesmodel, Barbie.
The emu was big on farms until, well, it wasn't. What is it about these huge, flightless birds that prevented them from being the next big meat source?
What should you expect when a farm animal needs surgery? In the first of three parts, we outline how to prepare for various scenarios and what roles you might play.
An increasing number of veterans are using their skills to agricultural ends, and some are helping save endangered heritage breeds.
Happy, healthy honeybees of good "survivor stock" are crucial to a new hive's success. Here's how to find the best breeders when buying bees.
In this Q&A, we also hear from readers curious about chicken illness and injuries as well as whether and when to wash fresh eggs.
Keep your chickens active and happy during the winter chill with these tasty, entertaining treats as supplements to their regular diet.
Researchers studying Spanish honeybees reveal how hotter, drier summers create a cascade of issues for bees and their keepers.
In the fourth part of this series, we continue alphabetically through chicken ailments, covering keel cyst, kinky back, Marek's and Newcastle diseases, and nutritional disorders.
If you're new to raising pigs, it's not always obvious when they're at slaughter weight. This tape-measure trick can give you an idea of a pig's weight.
