Those adorable balls of fluff and feathers that were so irresistible at Easter can become a backyard chicken fancier’s worst nightmare when four months later, one starts crowing. With most California ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Those adorable balls of fluff and feathers that were so irresistible at Easter can become a backyard chicken fancier’s worst nightmare when four months later, one starts crowing.

The Des Moines City Council on Monday postponed a vote on a plan to ban backyard roosters after urban chicken farmers protested. Neighbors who support the ban say they can't go outdoors anymore ...

She raises the chickens for her egg business "layed in Vermont." Although no one at the hearing disputed Rubalcaba's claims, some said her chickens do still occasionally get loose and her roosters ...

A couple of days ago I heard a rooster crow in broad daylight. My heart leaped up as if I'd seen a rainbow in the sky. What's the big deal, you ask? Hearing roosters crowing was a great part of my ...