There are many ways backyard hens can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. But buff Orpington chickens tend to be survivors. My first clue to their talent for living came when a ...

After a recent wave of raccoon attacks, the last of our egg-laying chickens are dead. Two roosters and a four-year-old post-menopausal hen are all that remain. The desert might be the toughest place ...

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DebK of Rosemount reports: “Taxman recently completed the tax documents for my chicken and sheep operations here at St. Isidore Farm. From the first, Taxman has had doubts about my fitness to operate ...

Shannon Eve with her son Samuel, 7, and daughter Elinor, 13, on May 3 in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake) Shannon Eve carries one of her larger chickens into the garden where she is keeping ...

A strong dual purpose chicken, the Black Australorp is a fun heritage breed chicken to raise (and to say!). A good choice for both egg laying and meat production, this heritage poulty breed chicken ...

Although I have kept city chickens for 14 years, they keep me on my toes. Each one has its own distinct personality — or, rarely, no personality whatsoever — and changes often are signs of trouble in ...