Behold the majestic chicken, famed for its courage and nobility. Oh … wait. Never mind. You know the drill: Chickens are cowardly, dim-witted, earthbound birds, the clucking background players in farm ...

“Like most people, I initially got chickens because I wanted a source of eggs from hens who I knew had lived good lives,” freelance journalist Tove Danovich says. “It kind of spiraled from there.” ...

Raising backyard chickens continues to grow in popularity. The number of households in the United States with a backyard flock jumped from 8% in 2018 to 13% in 2020, according to a survey by the ...