With careful attention to heat and light, you can successfully jump-start your flock in fall instead of spring.
If you’re looking for a dual-purpose bird calm enough to keep in your backyard, the five-toed Dorking is sure to be a hit.
Your chickens are more than bird brains—train them to do more than peck and scratch. Here are the basics of training your chickens.
Feather loss in chickens could be a sign of molting or a more dangerous condition. Learn how to tell the difference with these cues.
Large and loud, geese will keep many chicken predators at bay and alert you to other trouble.
The Livestock Conservancy is focusing its efforts on saving rare chicken breeds—as well as other poultry and livestock—from extinction.
Give your chickens year-round access to a natural diet full of plants, bugs and even rodents with these tips.
Don’t toss spent eggshells in the trash—put them to work as supplements, pest control, art and more.
A chicken keeper finds her love and her place in a Wild West Show.
A professional chef spins her gardening and chicken-keeping experiences into a book with plenty of tasty recipes.
The difference between pure joy and disaster when bringing home baby chicks is all a matter of how well you prepare for your new charges.
To get the most productive flock possible, you can cull your layers in the fall to be used for the table.
