Chickens can be surprisingly picky about where they lay their eggs, and sometimes they choose the most unexpected spots.

A woman who recently began keeping chickens was left in shock when she saw one of her hens had laid an egg almost twice the usual size. When she cracked it open, she was astounded to find a second, ...

Dot’s heading for the hills again. Oh don’t worry, this is actually pretty typical for the chicken. She’s has a daily ritual of taking off the second that her human opens up the coop in the morning ...

These days it’s not the size of the chicken but the size of the chicken’s egg that counts. Rob Griffin and his family were stunned recently when their chicken laid a massive egg more than three times ...

Raising chickens for eggs can be rewarding, but — as I wrote previously — it requires a commitment of time and money. If you do it properly, you will never have a shortage of fresh eggs, year-round.