Dogs make great pets. So do cats. But chickens? Chicken coops are popping up in more area backyards as the farm-to-table movement comes back in a big way. Raechel Murphy hands her daughter Esther a ...

Luke Fitzgerald smiled as Pot Pie — a two-and-a-half-year-old Buff Orpington chicken — climbed onto his lap inside Baldwin Borough Public Library’s program room. “What are you doing there?” he asked, ...

Chickens are some of the most versatile animals around. They can be great pets, and they can also be a useful source of food. No matter why you plan on keeping chickens, you need to know the best ...

You’re a chicken. No, you’re a chicken. Everyone remembers this name-calling contest from childhood, but nowadays that’s becoming a surprising reality for certain members in urban backyards. Chickens ...