Although not considered "wildlife" by most standards, chickens are an example of an animal that can easily be taken care of by the average Wellesley resident. Whether interested in keeping the birds ...

Backyards have gone to the birds! With everyone from Jennifer Garner to Carrie Underwood flocking to the trend of raising ...

Community organizer Kelli Wefenstette, 33, and her husband have been raising hens in their Portage Park backyard for seven years. The birds do a lot more than lay eggs, she says. “They’ll chase after ...

The price of eggs may be through the roof, but that doesn’t mean you’ll save money with a chicken coop. While the popularity — and legality — of backyard chickens is spreading, the economics doesn’t ...

YOUTH is no longer wasted on the young. Dynamic entrepreneur and hen-breeder, 13-year-old Andrew Butler, is teaching people a thing or two. He's a first year secondary school student who decided to do ...