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Chickens
Chickens come home to roost for new baby chick owners
Jun 17, 2020
Hatcheries across the country saw a surge in orders when the lockdown began. The chickens came first, then the eggs.
Backyard chickens have been hip for a while, but building them a $20,000 coop takes the trend to a whole new level
Jul 16, 2018
Backyard chicken keeping has taken off in the Bay Area as residents seek ways to disconnect from technology. Most people spend $1,000 or less on their birds and coops, but a wealthier subset of chicken owners have really gotten into it, in some cases sinking $20,000 or more into fancy heritage chickens and ornate homes […]
An animal welfare rule aimed at organic egg production is on the chopping block
by
Julie Grant
Jan 11, 2018
The Trump administration has proposed doing away with a rule that mandated that organic egg laying chickens spend time outdoors.
Homesteading in the digital age
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 9, 2018
Is there a future in growing our food and trading it for the things we want?
Why the pass through tax is important for businesses
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Hayley Hershman
Nov 16, 2017
The owner of a chicken farm explains.
A plan to make egg production more humane
by
Gigi Douban
Jun 16, 2016
Hundreds of millions of male chicks are destroyed each year.
Experts still puzzling over bird flu
by
Annie Baxter
Jun 25, 2015
Experts are still stymied by a bird flu crisis that cost farmers millions of birds.
For public good, not for profit.
12 crazy facts about chickens, and then some
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Feb 12, 2015
At any one time, 20 billion chickens are alive and squawking on our planet.
Could California's humane chicken law hatch a national trend? (Map)
Jun 13, 2013
A battle is brewing over a California law that requires laying-hens to be given more space in the coop. Other egg-producing states want to override the law’s requirement.