Terms of Use

Backyard Chicken HQ is owned and operated by Nofo Times LLC.

These Terms of Use describe the basic rules for using BackyardChickenHQ. By accessing or using the site, you agree to use it responsibly and to understand the limits of the information provided.

Use of the site

BackyardChickenHQ is provided for personal, informational, and educational use. You may read the site, share links to pages, and use the guidance to help think through backyard chicken planning decisions. You may not misuse the site, attempt to disrupt it, scrape it in a way that burdens the service, or copy substantial portions for republication without permission.

Educational content limits

The site does not provide veterinary, legal, construction, electrical, zoning, pest-control, public-health, tax, insurance, or professional agricultural advice. You are responsible for checking local rules, evaluating your own property and flock, reading manufacturer instructions, and getting qualified help when needed.

Accuracy and updates

BackyardChickenHQ tries to keep content useful and current, but backyard chicken rules, product details, prices, availability, animal-health practices, and local conditions can change. The site may contain errors, omissions, outdated details, or opinions that may not fit every reader’s situation.

Affiliate links, advertising, and partners

Some pages may include affiliate links, advertising, sponsored placements, or partner references. BackyardChickenHQ may earn compensation if readers click or buy through certain links. Readers are responsible for evaluating products, prices, warranties, seller terms, and safety instructions before purchasing.

Third-party websites

The site may link to retailers, manufacturers, hatcheries, government offices, universities, extension resources, advertisers, and other third-party websites. BackyardChickenHQ does not control those sites and is not responsible for their content, policies, products, services, pricing, availability, or claims.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise noted, the text, organization, design, graphics, and other site materials are owned by or licensed to BackyardChickenHQ. You may link to the site and quote short excerpts with attribution, but you may not copy, republish, or redistribute substantial site content without permission.

No warranties

The site is provided as-is and as-available. BackyardChickenHQ does not make warranties about accuracy, completeness, availability, suitability, performance, or results. Use of the site is at your own discretion.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, BackyardChickenHQ and its owners, contributors, partners, and service providers are not liable for losses, injuries, damages, flock problems, product issues, rule violations, or other outcomes related to use of the site or reliance on its content.

Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated as the site changes. Continued use of the site after updates means you accept the current version posted here.

Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page.