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SAN ANTONIO — Lots of people are squawking about the high price of eggs and many are considering raising backyard chickens as a way to save money, but does that work? Chicken fanciers say there are ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...
The practise of raising chickens remains illegal within Calgary city limits but that has not stopped hundreds of citizens from running afoul of the law. Now, the members of city council are set to ...
Chickens, whether living on a farm or in a backyard, “go crazy for” spent grain, a byproduct of brewing. (Photo courtesy Jillian Gonzalez) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...
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FARGO — The city of Fargo could be moving closer to allowing six backyard chickens instead of four this spring, following in the footsteps of neighboring cities. Fargo City Commissioner John Strand ...
SAN ANTONIO – Bill Estes, owner of Locke Hill Feed, Pet & Lawn Supply, can’t keep chickens stocked these days because they’re flying off the store shelves. “We are selling so many chickens right now.
Four years ago, Shelburne resident Sylvia Lesak decided to get four chickens to start her own brood in her backyard. The experiment was short-lived, however, as Shelburne’s bylaws prohibit the keeping ...
Amid the panic buying and lockdowns at the beginning of the pandemic, Melissa Goodridge felt the urge to be closer to her food source. Goodridge, who lives in Darien, Illinois, says like many ...
WHAT WE KNOW: Last September the Colona City Council voted to apply its $336,044 Rebuild Illinois grant to replacing bridges on East 450th Street over Mud Creek and Briar Bluff Road over Turner Creek.
Kristin Kuhns and her husband, Jeff, say the chickens they keep in their Unity backyard provide their family with companionship as well as eggs, and they want township officials to ease up on ...