For Victoria C., the gift of an Easter chick created a love for keeping chickens, leading to a flock of more than 20 backyard birds!
A feathered brood named after Disney characters brings light and joy to Gregs Chicks, a Washington-based backyard hobby farm.
These three endangered chicken breeds are worth keeping for conservation purposes as well as a long list of unique characteristics.
Bookmark this handy guide to common chicken illnesses for best-practice prevention measures and steps to take when poultry start to look unhealthy.