Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A free range chicken is pictured at a farm in Strathkinness, Fife in Scotland. So you're thinking about getting backyard chickens.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickens exit the barn where they were laying eggs on the farm where they are raised as part of the "Rent The Chicken" service.

Raising backyard chickens used to be a rural pursuit. It isn't anymore. Suburban lots, small urban yards and even rented properties now host the kind of small flocks that were once confined to working ...

So you’re thinking about getting backyard chickens. Maybe a neighbor has them and the eggs they dropped off last week were unreasonably good. Maybe you watched egg prices climb last year and decided ...

Backyard chickens have gone from fringe hobby to mainstream pet in under a decade. According to the American Pet Products Association, roughly 11 million U.S. households kept them in 2025, nearly ...

A free range chicken is pictured at a farm in Strathkinness, Fife in Scotland. CARL DE SOUZA CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images So you’re thinking about getting backyard chickens. Maybe a neighbor has ...