As the urban-homesteading movement puts down ever-deeper roots within Indy’s city limits, the genteel farmers of SoBro, Irvington, and the like have naturally turned to livestock—specifically backyard ...

It’s no secret that chicken raising has evolved over the last hundred years. Where chickens were kept primarily for meat and eggs in the early and mid-1900s, they are now kept as pets for a lot of ...

I’ve been using a small backyard chicken coop, the Back Porch Chicken Coop from GardenEggs.com, for the last several months. It’s housed a cockerel and three pullets that aren’t quite old enough to be ...

With a total footprint of 6 by 16 feet, the coop anatomized below, based on a $3,000 model from mypetchicken.com, fulfills that function for at least ten chickens and incorporates a generous run for ...

The owners of The Farmer’s Grind in South Salem explain everything you need to know about keeping chickens in your backyard. Michelle Smith, a physician associate, and husband Erich, a New York City ...