Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home ...

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Kate Perz, the animal science coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension ... If chicken-keeping is allowed, is there a limit on how many birds? Are there restrictions on where a coop can ...

This image shows a chicken coop and garden at the home of Sarah ... Kate Perz, the animal science coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, New York, said that unlike ...