I love chickens. They are a beautiful bird that not only provides us with endless amounts of eggs and easy to cook, delicious meat, but they are a joy to own. Just to stop what you are doing and watch ...

BRAINTREE -- Sarah Keefe’s back yard looked like a scene from another era. Next to her horse barn, a dozen hens and a big rooster with a bright red comb skittered around near their coop and cage.

Buttercup, my runty little banned rooster, has moved up in the world. He's the consort of his new flock's queen, a full-size white Ameraucana hen named Camilla. Because of his favored status, the ...

After visiting a commercial hatchery and deploring the living conditions of its chickens, (Martha) Stewart began keeping them in her backyard. Her Ameraucana hens became famous for their pastel-blue ...

— The chickens have come home to roost at the Illinois governor’s mansion, but this time it’s not a political metaphor. Nine chickens, from breeds like Ameraucana to Rhode Island Reds, are cooped up ...