Photo Caption: Margot, the Wellsummer, went through an ugly molting season. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.) It’s fall, and your chicken coop looks like a massacre happened inside with the number of ...

Lady Bird likes to sneak inside and lay eggs in the dog bed. Gertie, named for Gertrude Stein, is the dominant hen. Princess, Henny Penny and Daphne complete the backyard flock. They just celebrated ...

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Rare breeds of chickens could soon come from entirely different types of hens. The University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute with help from US biotechnology company Recombinetics used gene editing ...

Quick Take Pecking orders are real and chickens form dominance hierarchies that influence daily access to food and water, ...

Polish chickens are a European breed of chickens. They have a beautiful crest of feathers on their head. They were bred for show but can be great pets, too. Here’s more about Polish chicken ...

What came first, the chicken or the complaints? The town of Port Royal may soon find out. The Town Council is considering an ordinance to allow backyard chickens. They're not talking about folk art; ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Poultry farmers could soon be the source of much more than buffalo wings and omelets. Chickens ...

Leo Barrios, 4, of Richardson checks out a Chinese Cochin Chicken on display by Legalize Backyard Chickens at a Learn 2 Live Green event at The Shops at Legacy in Plano. Stewart F. House - Special ...

Watervliet police successfully captured escaped hen Feather Locklear, above, on June 19, 2024. Officers believe that Locklear is the co-conspirator of the hen captured Monday named Hennifer Aniston.