Meet Bean, TikToker @bittiesandbuns’ tiniest hen. Dutch Bantam chickens are known for their petite size, and to show just how tiny Bean really is, her family compared her to a few everyday objects. It ...

David Hager has a big hobby. “It’s like playing golf or anything else,” Hager says. “It’s a hobby.” However, Hager’s hobby is raising and showing some 240 bantam chickens at his home in Mount Ulla.

In winter, unlike many commercial breeds such as Sussexes, bantams tend to slow down or even stop laying; even so, you should ...

Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding a mean rooster to the coop, and reaching under a hen to gather a warm egg were ...

Mariana Greene’s five chicks have grown into pullets, but still await names. After weeks of consideration, feminine French names seem likely. ( Lara Solt - Staff Photographer ) According to a story in ...