It may not seem like it, but chickens are incredible pets and livestock animals. They offer a unique blend of companionship, utility, and a lot of personality. They are not only endlessly entertaining ...

DANBURY – To Alina and Xavier Gomez and their two daughters, raising a half-dozen chickens at their 2-acre home in the spacious southern end of the city is as natural as planting a vegetable garden ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the ...

The Combs family of Kettering has a flock of pet chickens in their backyard, but whether the 18 chickens violate the city’s rules is up for debate with the city’s zoning appeals board. “I love these ...

A nationwide egg shortage has sent prices soaring at your local grocery store—and the culprit is H5N1 bird flu. The virus has infected poultry flocks in every US state, with more than 166 million ...

DANBURY — It started when west side yoga studio owner Alina Gomez went to Agway to buy leaf bags for her husband Xavier and came home with 12 chicks. What was she going to do with all of them? There’s ...

Editor’s Note (7/15/25): This story was updated after posting to remove outdated references. Bird flu briefly blew up egg prices and has killed millions of chickens around the country. Most of these ...