Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic.

LASCASSAS, Tenn. (WTVF) — We've all seen the high price of eggs at the grocery store. In February, eggs hit an all-time high of $8.12 per dozen! And according to the USDA, prices could climb another ...

HAMPTON, Va. — Eggs at the grocery store are going up in price, in part due to bird flu outbreaks across the country. That price hike has some people considering backyard chickens, which have become ...

As Chicago-area shoppers hesitate to reach into grocery coolers when they see the price of eggs, Jim Irwin enjoys going out to his backyard chicken coop on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and Annie Lawson ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

With egg prices routinely up at the grocery store, more and more Americans are adding new two-legged friends into their households – backyard chickens. A study published last year found that there are ...

SAN ANTONIO – Bill Estes, owner of Locke Hill Feed, Pet & Lawn Supply, can’t keep chickens stocked these days because they’re flying off the store shelves. “We are selling so many chickens right now.