Ordering chicks for your backyard coop? Easy. But caring for them requires planning and foresight. Here's what to do

Learn how to observe, record data and help ornithologists with NestWatch’s citizen science project understand bird trends

Perk up your morning with fresh eggs and chickadee clucks when you build a chicken coop in your own yard

With more options for raising chickens, growing edibles and keeping bees than ever, suburban and city folk are rediscovering a lost art

Do you have a fun or stylish backyard shelter for your feathered friends? Post your pictures and stories in the Comments!

Before you build a coop in the backyard, follow these strategies to help keep your neighbors from squawking

Hummingbirds — unique to the Americas — zip through open landscapes seasonally or year-round. Here’s how to attract them

These special sanctuaries let busy women get away from it all without leaving the backyard

If you have or love chickens, you’ll flock to these coops, themed accessories, artwork and more

A couple garden and raise chickens in their retreat-like historic Maryland property, learning as they go