SALISBURY — When Keegan Ray met a friend’s pet chicken, even at 7 years old, he knew he had to have one of his own. In September of 2021, he got his wish, when 4-month-old Penelope, a silver duck wing ...

Due in part to the push for local, sustainable foods, chickens are quickly rising up the pecking order of pets. NBC’s Jenna Wolfe visits a few animal lovers who ditched the pooper-scooper for a coop ...