A Fallbrook family got an unexpected and unsettling surprise this week when a mountain lion turned up in a backyard trap set to catch whatever had been killing their animals.

Porsche Lane, the pygmy goat, became the focus of a lawsuit over constitutional rights when her owner was told she couldn’t keep the goat at home.

Many common backyard upgrades require permits. Here are 15 things homeowners frequently overlook nationwide.

The chair of Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia says it’s not surprising to see avian influenza at this time of year, because it’s the peak migration season for the Atlantic Flyway.

Backyard chicken coops don’t have to look rustic or temporary. This project shows how to build a clean, modern coop that balances durability, function, and design. Every detail focuses on creating a ...

About 20 years ago, chickens—long a staple of farms and homesteads—began showing up in urban and suburban yards. They enabled city dwellers to source homegrown food, provided a touch ...

That was about two years ago, and we’ve learned a lot since then. We have half a dozen of them now, a number that tends to fluctuate (more on that later). But for us, the benefits outweigh the ...

The bill included a disparate collection of provisions on topics from economic development to backyard chickens.

A new bill creating a tax credit for office to residential conversions, sought by St. Louis business and political leaders, is currently moving through the legislature again this year.

The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the first public reading of an amended ordinance (Appendix A, Article V, Section 4 of the Hernando County Code) governing the keeping of […] ...