But they do have their own ways of maintaining social order, which seem to have served their needs well enough over millennia. It’s a bit authoritarian by our standards, but the pecking order – in ...

When someone tells you where you stand in a pecking order, they are allocating you a place in a hierarchy. You may not be happy about it, but at least you know your place! Dominance hierarchies are ...

Chicken "pecking order" behavior is well developed and difficult to change. The behavior may change back in the future as abruptly as it began, says James Hermes Extension Poultry Specialist Oregon ...

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Forget farm-to-table. The newest locavore trend in U.S. cities comes from the backyard: eggs out of the urban chicken coop. "It is part of the creative class trend," said Orlando ...

The pros and cons of urban agriculture continue to pop up in suburbs as more communities approve or consider allowing back-yard chickens. Shakopee is the latest, last week adopting an ordinance ...