Moira McGhee

You may hear a crow from the coop, even without a rooster, if one of your hens undergoes chicken sex reversal and starts to develop male traits.

Some chicken behavior can be downright wacky, which is definitely the appeal of backyard poultry for many. Check out some weird things your birds may do.

Sometimes, a newborn chick will experience health struggles and need some help from its keeper. Here are a few ways to revive struggling chicks.

A newly hatched chick has a navel from its time in the egg, and ensuring this small area stays healthy is critical to the bird’s survival.

Prepper pantries help many feel more prepared for the unknown. Stock your own prepper pantry with these items for a well-stocked food supply.

Whether you’re buying baby chicks from a farm store or a hatchery, or you’re brooding your own, look for these signs to spot health troubles in your birds.

Also sometimes called biointensive agriculture, probiotic farming feeds the land in natural ways for healthy soil and improved crops.

You don’t have to live on a rural route to own chickens. Raising urban chickens within the city limits is quite possible with the right preparation.

Year-round greenhouse pest management can be challenging for small-scale hobby farmers. Here’s what to look for and how to keep pests outside.

Looking for some added profits from your land? Turn your edible crop farm into a sod and turf farm for an alternative way to make some green.