With poor production performances, most backyard poultry farming comprises the rearing of indigenous poultry birds.

In a letter to Glass, City Planner and Zoning Administrator Adam Young provided information about the regulations for keeping ...

People shifted to chicken as their primary source of meat due to the national shortage of beef,” Murishi explains. “Since ...

Chicken rental businesses provide everything a person needs - the coop, the food and the hens. Skyler Rossi with member station Harvest Public Media reports. (SOUNDBITE OF CHICKENS CLUCKING) ...

Alex and Hanna Kocman will be allowed to keep a chicken coop for their son's therapy - with some stipulations.

But after getting chickens as a gift, she built a coop for them a few months ago. Her urban barnyard then grew to include a rooster, turkey, rabbits and a young goat. It was to the delight of her ...

The rooster, who was deemed “Baraaack” – after former president Barack Obama – lived in a then-vacant lot near the co-op – a student-led, nonprofit housing space – from April 6 to ...

Raising backyard chickens can be a mix of hard work, rewarding and a lot of fun, especially when it comes time to give them a name.Whether you have a sassy hen who walks like she owns the coop or ...

The city also doesn't allow rooster or chicken slaughter on residential lots and specifies that residents are limited to 12 chickens per home, a coop size of 80 square feet and a maximum height ...

Michael Graham: So it's a super cute story. She brought chickens into our life well over 15 years ago. And I was absolutely terrified of chickens. I wouldn't touch a chicken.

Eggs are collected from Jim Irwin’s chicken coop in his backyard in Albany Park on March 17, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) A hen drinks in Jim Irwin’s backyard on March 17, 2025.