AVON LAKE – The most wanted Christmas gift this year for Avon Lake residents may just very well be baby chicks. Because, in about 30 days, the ability to keep, raise and care for chickens in an Avon ...

Last week. we got a peek inside the chicken coop to see how much the chickens have grown. This week, we head back inside the coop to see how they roost for the night.

In her cozy yard filled with the dense growth of summer vegetables, Christa Backson is an example of Santa Barbara’s blend of self-reliance, love of local produce and obsession with foodie culture.

Cradling five eggs in the crook of her left arm, DeLois Broussard emerged from her wood and wire coop, hens milling around her feet. She examined the eggs' size, felt their weight and noted their ...