A Dover Township resident has started a petition to allow backyard chickens in residential areas. The petition proposes allowing up to four hens per quarter acre, with a maximum of 12 per property ...

Interest in chicken coops is surging, data suggests, as Americans seek backyard farming solutions amid rising egg prices and a desire for sustainable living. Experts share key information to know.

• WUFT News: Florida chicken farmers experience increased demand in wake of bird flu scare. "Higher prices have sent consumers in search of locally produced eggs and inspired do-it-yourself ...

Even at record-high prices, eggs are cheaper today because farmers have changed both the hens and the conditions they’re raised in. Hens have been bred to lay 300 eggs a year instead of 150.

As bird flu forces farmers to slaughter millions of chickens, reducing the supply of eggs, the national average price for a dozen reached $4.15 in December, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Egg prices have roughly doubled over the past year amid an avian flu outbreak, with a dozen large Grade A eggs costing just under $5 on average as of January, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

The Zephyrhills City Council has added regulations for harboring backyard chickens.  The regulations allow for residential units in single-family, estate, low density and medium ...

Raising turkeys entails food — and fun. Learn how to raise turkeys in your backyard and how to raise turkeys for meat and eggs. There’s so much to enjoy about raising turkeys.