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Even ignoring the coop as a sunk cost, you spend $600 a year on feed to produce $219 worth of eggs. That is a $381 loss every ...

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Amazon's under-$60 starter coop has a nesting box, removable cleaning tray, and farmhouse charm.

I’ve joked with friends and family that, with five backyard chickens, I am 2025 rich. Every day, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., my family’s feathered flock produces between three and five fresh eggs, ...

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You need to take extra precautions when handling the chickens and their eggs. “Backyard poultry specifically can have salmonella germs in their poop and on their bodies, even when they look healthy ...

I recently read Tove Danovich's book with the eye-catching title Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them and enjoyed every single page in which she ...

In Boulder County there are some predictable signs of spring’s arrival. The tulips are up on the Pearl Street Mall. The Boulder Farmers Market has opened. You can hear the sound of baby birds in the ...