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Imagine a fresh farm egg every day, and all you have to do is walk to your backyard. That’s the thought behind a new Austin-based startup named Coop. They’re building an AI-powered, smart chicken coop ...

I’ve had my heart set on a backyard bird flock for as long as I can remember. And with egg prices skyrocketing in recent months, I know I’m not the only one with chickens on the mind. After all, ...

Wholesale electronics distributor, Petra Industries, has welcomed the brand coop, inventors of the first-ever AI-powered smart chicken coops, to its lineup. Based in Austin, TX, coop is an agriculture ...

Forget getting up with the chickens. My Connected Coop, the first smart chicken coop, makes the workload more manageable for those who own the birds, whether they live in an urban or rural setting.

On the latest HomeKit Insider Podcast episode, Jen Tuohy once again joins to cover the demise of Wemo, Aqara's new gear, and to talk about smart chicken coops. Leading the episode, before getting into ...

Tyson Foods is buying the Nebraska company that makes the Smart Chicken brand of air-cooled chicken.Tyson says it plans to keep Tecumseh Poultry's roughly 600 workers and allow the company to operate ...

As we get ready to launch ourselves into the Year of the Rooster, here’s news that could give you new respect for the humble chicken. Researchers have determined that chickens are smarter than we ...

There are many ways backyard hens can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. But buff Orpington chickens tend to be survivors. My first clue to their talent for living came when a ...

Tyson Foods is buying the Nebraska company that makes the Smart Chicken brand of air-cooled chicken. Tyson says it plans to keep Tecumseh Poultry’s roughly 600 workers and allow the company to operate ...