The term broody might not be an everyday word used in the average person’s vocabulary, but for anyone who owns chickens it is a well-known poultry tendency. Broodiness is a behavior a hen can exhibit ...

Discover the fascinating differences between natural incubation and artificial methods in this detailed look at raising baby chicks. Watch as a mother hen teaches her newly hatched chicks to eat, ...

We’re trying to get the depleted (we think raccoons) chicken flock to reproduce itself, but I am not confident.You’d think that reproductive behaviors — not that kind! This is a family newspaper — ...

Driven by self-sufficiency and a homesteading philosophy, North Vancouver resident James Oborne decided to raise chickens. What followed were several years of hard-won lessons, surprise tragedies, and ...