The detections, which were found in “multispecies backyard flocks” in Keokuk and Van Buren counties, mark the third and fourth cases of bird flu found this year in Iowa.

Backyard flock owners have to keep up biosecurity measures to protect their birds from avian influenza, the same as large ...

Applications are due by March 1. The $375 fee covers the chicks, feed, equipment and ongoing support. Chicks will be ...

If you could divide my childhood backyard into a baseball field — because my stepbrother and I often, as children, did ...

A proposed ordinance would permit residents to keep up to four hens—no roosters allowed—sparking debate over fresh eggs, ...

The decision to release the animal surprised and frustrated the family, who had expected it would be relocated far from their ...

have surged in popularity across the United States, fueled by rising egg prices, food security concerns, and a broader push ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he takes you through the step-by-step process of dismantling an old chicken coop. Follow along as Mark and his wife carefully tear down the wooden and wire ...

How many backyard chickens should be allowed? Some Springville residents with larger lots say more should be allowed, but the City Council may cap the number at six for all lots.

About 20 years ago, chickens—long a staple of farms and homesteads—began showing up in urban and suburban yards. They enabled city dwellers to source homegrown food, provided a touch ...

WITH UNIVERSAL LAST MONTH. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS WHETHER TO LOOSEN RULES FOR BACKYARD CHICKENS. CHICKENS ARE ALREADY ALLOWED IN THE COUNTY, BUT THE PROPOSED ...