Many cities across the country are changing their laws to become more backyard chicken friendly, or so it appears. Many of the headlines read, “City votes to allow backyard chickens” or “City is now chicken friendly,” but when you actually read the article you find out that the city is anything but chicken friendly. The [...]

Time and time again I hear people complaining about the problems they think backyard chickens will bring if allowed into the backyards of their city. Some of the more common complaints that I hear are noise, smell, rodents, disease, and property values. I would like to address each and every one of these complaints one by one.

Farmers’ Almanac is pleased to welcome Andy Schneider, A.K.A. “Chicken Whisperer,” to our collection of contributors and experts. Andy is the host of “Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer,” a nationally broadcast weekly radio show about keeping backyard poultry.