DebK of Rosemount reports: “Taxman recently completed the tax documents for my chicken and sheep operations here at St. Isidore Farm. From the first, Taxman has had doubts about my fitness to operate ...

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There are many ways backyard hens can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. But buff Orpington chickens tend to be survivors. My first clue to their talent for living came when a ...

There are many ways a hen can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. I’ve been keeping hens since before it was even legal in my hometown, since before anyone in Brooklyn or ...

Dogs make great pets. So do cats. But chickens? Chicken coops are popping up in more area backyards as the farm-to-table movement comes back in a big way. Raechel Murphy hands her daughter Esther a ...

Is the buff orpington (that’s a breed) chicken that 2‑year-old Sarah Rastelli is petting indeed a pet? Or is she petting livestock? The zoning board will consider that very question, which has ...