Backyard chickens face predators, disease, and harsh weather. Learn the top threats and the proven steps that keep your flock safe year-round.

Road improvement plans for a huge development that could see 4,000 houses built around Nottinghamshire villages have been dubbed "inadequate". Concerns include the lack of a new pedestrian and cycle ...

Dozens of brightly colored chickens now line Maple Street, decked out in Santa hats, scarves, and even Thanksgiving pilgrim gear. At night, they light up like a field of feathered wonders. The flock’s ...

Concerns have been raised about motorists using roads through a Lancashire park as a "rat run" shortcut – reaching four times the speed limit. Councillors have been told of drivers hitting speeds of ...

In this video, I show how I built a primitive, cheap and easy chicken run using recycled and foraged materials that is snake and other predators proof! Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre ...

A 20mph (32kmh) zone and speed cushions in a "rat-run" estate have been backed by councillors. The new safety measures, for the Musgrave Gardens Estate in Gilesgate, Durham, were tabled after concerns ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

When Luke Laha's aging chicken coop started failing, the Kansas farmer decided to rebuild his dream coop from scratch. In a video posted to his YouTube channel, 5 Acre Farm, he detailed the building ...

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

"Chicken Run" is returning to theaters Nov. 9. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures Oct. 22 (UPI) --Universal Pictures announced the re-release of Dreamworks Pictures' Chicken ...