Even those living in urban or suburban areas can embrace the homesteading lifestyle by starting small in their backyards.

Thinking about going green in your backyard? With big trends and buzz words like sustainability, homesteading and “green” living making the rounds online, there can be confusion around the rules. From ...

It's become more popular in the last few years for people who don't farm to keep flocks of chickens in their back yards; many put up signs to sell any extra eggs. But avian flu has sickened birds in ...

Before setting up a backyard coop, check local ordinances for any restrictions on raising chickens. Coops need adequate space, ventilation and predator protection to ensure the health and safety of ...

Raising backyard chickens is a growing trend embraced by some seeking a more sustainable lifestyle, but causing controversy and debate in urban and suburban areas across southwest Ohio. Backyard ...

Almost two years after an ordinance to allow residents to keep chickens and ducks in Escanaba died before city council, an ...

The City Council Tuesday night, Oct. 14, indicated its support for a new ordinance to set the rules for residents wanting to ...

A committee of the Aurora City Council has been discussing the possibility of lifting the city’s ban on backyard chickens. While no official ordinance has been drafted, aldermen who sit on the Rules, ...

WAPATO — Cami Brandt has had a lot more people asking her for eggs recently. Her small backyard flock only produces two dozen or so eggs a week, which she started to sell to friends and neighbors for ...

Some lucky chickens are living an “im’peck’able” lifestyle in O’Hara. New chicken owner Heather Bradley lives on Eton Drive and built what she’s dubbed the “Polish Poultry Palace” for her feathered ...