Chickens are some of the most versatile animals around. They can be great pets, and they can also be a useful source of food. No matter why you plan on keeping chickens, you need to know the best ...

The vast majority of states chose pretty little songbirds as their state bird. Massachusetts went with the black-capped chickadee. Connecticut went for the ubiquitous American robin. The Northern ...

Baby chicks including Black Australorps, Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons huddle next to each other for warmth in their brooding pen. Kelly Rausch File photo With the rise in the price of eggs, ...

No one was watching 18-month-old Carol Krieg when she crawled into a chicken yard in Hood River, Ore. one day last week. But a big Rhode Island Red rooster was soon angrily aware of the intrusion on ...