Thinking about going green in your backyard? With big trends and buzz words like sustainability, homesteading and “green” living making the rounds online, there can be confusion around the rules. From ...

Egg prices are cracking wallets — and for those who count on this kitchen staple, it’s a real scramble. The fix? Skip the store and start your own coop! As homeowners jump into backyard chicken ...

Raising backyard chickens is a growing trend embraced by some seeking a more sustainable lifestyle, but causing controversy and debate in urban and suburban areas across southwest Ohio. Backyard ...

WESTFIELD — A proposed ordinance in Westfield to allow the keeping of chickens by right in single- and two-family residential lots received a public hearing at the May 1 City Council and May 6 ...

Lorain and Mansfield city leaders have recently mulled ordinances to allow residents to own chickens on residential lots, joining other Ohio cities. Lakewood resident April Stoltz happily watched as ...

Over the past several years, what once seemed like a niche rural hobby has quietly crossed into suburban backyards: keeping pet chickens. According to the American Pet Products Association, about 11 ...

A committee of the Aurora City Council has been discussing the possibility of lifting the city’s ban on backyard chickens. While no official ordinance has been drafted, aldermen who sit on the Rules, ...

In this file photo, Shaelyn Stewart, 3, hugs her family’s pet chicken, Smartie, in the backyard of her Bluffton home. Delayna Earley/Staff photo Thinking about going green in your backyard? With big ...