Some Michigan lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make it easier statewide to keep egg-laying hens if certain ...

and keeping chicken coops 5 feet from property lines and 20 feet from doors and windows of occupied dwellings other than the owner’s. Many communities do not allow chickens to roam free. Protective ...

With the price of eggs rising, some people consider building chicken coops in their backyards ... including ducks and hens (female chickens), to 20 on lots between a half-acre and five acres. There ...

as well as people who already have chickens at home. The sustained popularity of backyard chicken coops in Silicon Valley over roughly the past decade is a phenomenon that’s garnered national ...