For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

Insects provide good nutrition for chickens, but aren't a replacement for well-balanced feed mixtures. (Courtesy OSU Extension Service) Care for chickens correctly and they'll reward you with cartons ...

CORVALLIS – Care for chickens correctly and they’ll reward you with cartons full of fresh eggs. Get it wrong and the eggs stop coming. The good news is that getting it right isn’t difficult, said Jim ...

Carol Lewis has no regrets about how she voted on the chicken issue. As a longtime member of the St. Cloud, Minn., city council, she’d heard all the arguments. At a December meeting, locals argued ...