More and more people are choosing to keep their own chickens, bypassing the fluctuating cost of eggs and ensuring that the quality of their poultry and eggs are the standards they want them to be.

When second grade teachers at West Manheim Elementary School needed baby chick eggs for their hatching project, a local parent teamed up with a teacher and brought the farm into the classroom. Becky ...

Most years, Franchesca Duval, who operates Alchemist Farms in Sebastopol, sees a spring rush for her newly hatched chicks, especially around Easter time. But not this year. “What I'm seeing is people ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...