Chicks have been flying off the shelves — figuratively, of course. After a recent nationwide spike in egg prices, local ...

Smallholder Sally Coulthard shares why Bantams are the perfect chicken breed to own, as they don’t need as much space, eat less feed, don’t mind being handled and make great mothers.

Hybrid breeds for backyard chicken enthusiasts share a special history with commercial broiler and layer operations.

Towns in France and Belgium have been giving out free chickens for years to combat food waste – could the idea catch on ...

Sunflower chickens are expensive and preferred among several Michelin-starred chefs for succulent flavours and tender texture ...

As egg prices rise many are looking to raise their own chickens, but experienced chicken farmers say it is ultimately an ...

The US Health Secretary wants to let bird flu spread and breed the chickens that survive. Is it science or small government ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 ...

With the rising cost of eggs, more people may be considering raising backyard chickens for fresh, homegrown eggs.

They call this breed the "supermodel" of chickens. They're petite, with ornate feathers covering even their legs and feet. They yield about 150 to 180 eggs small eggs a year. They do not like cold ...

Around Easter in 2015, the small French village of Colmar started handing ... given two chickens each – either red chickens ...