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Cities Are Legalizing Backyard Chickens at a Record Pace
Something shifted in the backyard chicken movement this summer, and it’s not what most people assume. …
Salmonella Outbreak Hits 31 States as Flock Numbers Keep Rising
A CDC-tracked salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has now sickened 184 people across 31 states, …
New USDA Transparency Rules Now Live: What Backyard Flock Owners Need to Know
If you’ve been thinking about getting backyard chickens, or you already have a small flock and …
New City Chicken Laws Are Passing Fast. Is Your Town Next?
If you’ve been eyeing that corner of your yard for a small flock and your neighbor already has chickens …
Salmonella From Backyard Flocks Is Spiking This Summer
Most backyard chicken keepers I know, myself included, have a pretty casual relationship with Salmonella risk. …
What the Vance Coop Tells Us About Keeping Backyard Chickens
The Vice President of the United States now keeps chickens. That’s not a joke or a political metaphor. …
New Chicken Laws Are Changing What Your Backyard Flock Can Look Like
If you’ve been keeping chickens for a few years, you know the feeling: you move to a new neighborhood, …
Egg Prices Crashed But Flock Numbers Keep Climbing
The egg aisle is normal again. Prices that hit a jaw-dropping $6.23 per dozen in March 2025, the highest in …
Eight Salmonella Outbreaks Are Active Now: What Flock Owners Must Do
Eight Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry are running simultaneously right now. Not one, not two. …
Chickens Are Now America's Third Most Popular Pet
If you’d told me ten years ago that chickens would one day rank behind only cats and dogs as …
CDC Traces 2026 Salmonella Outbreak to Pekin Ducks and 7 Hatcheries
If you picked up ducklings or chicks from a farm store this spring and you’ve got kids under five in the …
Why Pekin Ducks Are at the Center of This Summer's Salmonella Outbreak
Most backyard flock keepers assume ducks are the safer, lower-drama alternative to chickens. They’re …
H5N1 Can Kill Your Cat: What Backyard Flock Owners Must Know
Most coverage of H5N1 and backyard flocks focuses on your chickens dying. That’s real, but it’s …
513 Sick and Counting: The Backyard Poultry Salmonella Summer Surge
If you picked up chicks this spring, you’re probably right in the middle of that happy phase right now. …
Drug-Resistant Salmonella Is Spreading From Backyard Flocks Right Now
If you picked up baby chicks from a feed store or hatchery this spring, you need to read this. Right now, the …
Drug-Resistant Salmonella Is Surging in Backyard Flocks Right Now
If you got your chickens or ducks in the last six months, stop and read this. The CDC is currently …
Egg Prices Crashed 39%: Is Your Backyard Flock Still Worth It?
The price shock that drove thousands of people to buy baby chicks in 2025 has officially reversed. USDA data …
What the CDC H5N1 Survey Revealed About Backyard Flock Owners
If you’re keeping backyard chickens right now, you might be wondering whether H5N1 is something you …
VP Vance Got Backyard Chickens. Here Is What New Keepers Need to Know.
You probably saw the headline last week and thought, “Wait, the Vice President is keeping …
CDC Tracks 8 Salmonella Outbreaks Tied to Backyard Poultry
If you’ve got a backyard flock right now, this is the week to pay attention. As of June 17, 2026, the …
Why Cities Are Loosening Backyard Chicken Rules in 2026
Something shifted in city halls this spring. Not a slow policy drift, but a visible scramble driven by one …
What the CDC's New Backyard Flock Survey Found About HPAI
If you’ve got a backyard flock right now, you might be wondering whether all the HPAI news is something …
A Wave of Cities Is Legalizing Backyard Chickens Right Now
Something shifted this spring. I’ve been keeping chickens for a decade, and I’ve watched …