backyard chickens

Raising chickens means you have a (basically) unlimited supply of fresh, free-range eggs, plus you can make sure the hens are not mistreated. Here is how some people in Raleigh are raising their own chickens, right in the big city.

A detailed article about using a small backyard flock of chickens to help live a more sustainable lifestyle. Focuses on using chicken manure and a compost pile to recycle extra food.

The virulent strain of bird flu, H5N1, has been confirmed in wild birds in England. What does this mean for backyard poultry keepers?

You've seen the TV show, you've bought the t-shirt and are never going near another battery-reared chicken breast again. But what more can you do to ensure a good life for chickens? The next step is adopting your own. Here's our roundup of chicken coops for your garden.

PASADENA - For Jules Dervaes and his three adult children, each branch sagging with fleshy eggplant and every lick of sun-generated energy are small steps along the "path to freedom."

Laboring full time at their urban homestead in Northwest Pasadena, the Dervaeses cook up their own biodiesel fuel in their garage, while outside, pygmy goats trim their lawn and provide fertilizer.

The family has invested seven years of ingenuity, sweat and sacrifice decoupling from the status quo and connecting to the world at large.