Securing access to enough nutritious food is a major concern for most families. Beef used to be an important source of animal protein but the increasing cost of meat means that people have to seek ...

Animal husbandry is not for sissies. It has now been more than a year and a half since my wife, Gail, and I first brought a box of chirping, week-old guinea fowl home to our small Pennsylvania farm, ...

Does the idea of raising your own chickens appeal to you? It's not for everyone (apartment-dwellers, we're looking at you) but it can be a rewarding project. If you haven't taken the plunge yet, you ...

Join Jennifer Garner, Miley Cyrus and more and become a chic chicken raiser Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on ...

Though people may complain about guinea fowl being loud, there are many advantages of keeping guinea fowl on your property. Guinea fowl have an almost prehistoric appearance compared to chickens and ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – With the rising costs of eggs and other poultry products, as well as a growing concern about a nation-wide outbreak of bird flu, the idea of raising chickens at home can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following in the footsteps of a Dover area man, another York County family is petitioning to raise backyard hens in residential ...

Keeping chickens for eggs can be a fun and rewarding hobby. Not only do laying hens give you fresh eggs, but they provide endless entertainment, pest management, and free fertilizer. In this article, ...