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The question of whether to allow backyard chickens came up again Nov. 18 at Skokie’s Village Board meeting after a trustee proposed repealing the village’s ban on the birds. Trustee James Johnson ...

Source: Anil Öztas, via Wikimedia Commons. Chickens are experiencing a surge in popularity. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 85 million backyard or household chickens, making them the third ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

I’ve joked with friends and family that, with five backyard chickens, I am 2025 rich. Every day, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., my family’s feathered flock produces between three and five fresh eggs, ...

Roselle will allow residents to raise backyard chickens, but setting up a coop won’t be as easy as boiling an egg. Under the village’s newly adopted rules, residents can raise no more than five ...

As Chicago-area shoppers hesitate to reach into grocery coolers when they see the price of eggs, Jim Irwin enjoys going out to his backyard chicken coop on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and Annie Lawson ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — From seal tours to farmers markets, there’s a lot going on this weekend in Connecticut! Here are “8 things to do.” 1. Big Band Broadway, Westport Country Playhouse Re-live ...

WESTFIELD — After a two year effort, the City Council took a final vote on allowing backyard chickens by right in residential zones, shooting it down with five in favor, and seven opposed. Nicholas ...