Are backyard chickens truly noisy, messy, or difficult to care for? In this video, Mark from Self Sufficient Me busts the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unpredictability of grocery costs can push people to look for alternative options. With research and planning, raising backyard ...

Lisle has joined the ranks of DuPage County towns allowing residents to own backyard hens. Last week, the Lisle village board voted 5 to 1 to approve an ordinance amending its village codes on animal ...

Thinking of raising backyard chickens? Learn about local ordinances, coop requirements, and recommended breeds for North ...

Jennifer Johnson wants to raise chickens – a dream she's had for nearly a decade. Still, it took until early February, after a dramatic spike in egg prices, for Johnson to convince her husband to say ...

The clucking of backyard hens may soon become a permissible sound in Lombard. On Thursday, the Lombard board of trustees indicated they would strongly be in favor of establishing policies for "keeping ...

I think they hope we will go away like other petitions in the past but we aren’t,” one chicken supporter said.

The Citizens of Blue Springs for Backyard Hens made T-shirts, went door to door and stayed known at city council meetings. KSHB 41 reporter Claire Bradshaw covers eastern Jackson County, including ...

Interested in learning how to raise chickens? You’re in luck. Sunny Joy Farms in Talent is hosting a hands-on course for ...

KSHB 41 reporter Claire Bradshaw covers eastern Jackson County, including Blue Springs and Independence. Share your story idea with Claire. Monday night, the Blue Springs City Council voted 5-2 to ...