Chickens are some of the most versatile animals around. They can be great pets, and they can also be a useful source of food.

Production Reds, a mix between the New Hampshire Red and Rhode Island Red breeds, are the best brown egg layer, according to Leslye Woodard, the owner of Woodward Mercantile in Maize.

New Hampshire author and naturalist Sy Montgomery has dedicated books to hummingbirds, turtles, octopuses and many more animals.. In her newest book ‘What the Chicken Knows,’ she takes us into ...