"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Backyards have gone to the birds! With everyone from Jennifer Garner to Carrie Underwood flocking to the ...

I hadn’t kept bantams until, about six years ago, a friend gave me two Lavender Pekins. Quickly named Pam and Betty, after my beloved Bolton aunt and granny, they proved as feisty and formidable as ...

Chickens are ruling the roost across the country. No longer just a staple for rural farms or country cottages, chickens can be found in locations as unlikely as the backyards of Brooklyn brownstones ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW GREEN. WE ARE AT THE MACFARLANE RESEARCH GREENHOUSES AT UNH IN DURHAM, AND I’M TALKING WITH KENDALL CORNELIUS AGAIN. AND THIS TIME AROUND, AS WE GET INTO SPRING, I KNOW ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commodities through a four-decade lens of experience. The high cost of eggs and the arrival of spring is generating ...

Before you build that backyard coop, read this. The expert advice will help you keep yourself and your flock safe.