As autumn set in last year, I thought Esmerelda, at age seven, had entered a well-merited retirement. For nearly six years ...

Chickens typically start laying at six to seven months old. How many eggs depends on the breed. A Longhorn may lay one a day. A Rhode Island Red may lay one every one or two days. Shorter daylight ...

Our roofer, an animal lover himself, gifted us with six chickens: two Ameraucanas, two Plymouth Rocks, and two Rhode Island Reds. My wife, wanting them to be tough, named them after her favorite Game ...

Edgewood Garden, an urban greenspace operated by the Wylde Center, has a nature center, a playground, fruit trees, vegetable beds and more. But one of the garden’s most popular attributes is its ...