A poultry farmer offers up the lessons she learned after building a homemade egg incubator cabinet to hatch rare heritage chicks. My current homemade incubator must be the fifth or sixth version I’ve ...

Once a hen lays a clutch of eggs, instincts take over. They constantly fuss over them, adjusting them just so throughout the day and rarely leaving the nest for more than a few minutes. Motherhood is ...

These days, you don’t need to live on a farm to raise chickens. Backyard chickens have become pretty popular but caring for these quirky pets usually involves something of a learning curve — in ...