High demand for chicks: Poultry farmers say cost of eggs leading people to buy chickens
Some locals are hatching new plans to get cheaper eggs: raise their own chickens. Local poultry farmers say it's possible, ...
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Chicks 101: A beginners guide to raising happy, healthy chickens
Raising baby chickens, or chicks, can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Whether you're starting a backyard flock or ...
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Backyard chickens were a thing even before egg prices soared, but are they worth it? A Press Democrat reporter runs the numbers
A Press Democrat reporter and backyard chicken raiser takes a closer look at what it takes to raise her chickens.
Neighbors flock to backyard chicken coops for fresher and cheaper eggs
For Christin New, whose multigenerational family moved from Redwood City, California, to a 2-acre home in the nearby Santa ...
Raising chickens costly but worth it: 'It really is an investment'
The price of eggs may be through the roof, but that doesn’t mean you’ll save money with a chicken coop. While the popularity ...
Fresh eggs at home? What to consider before getting chickens
Thinking about raising backyard chickens? Learn the rules, challenges and expert tips to ensure a healthy and productive flock.
Egg, poultry ‘price gouging’ reports in NY up more than 840% amid bird flu outbreak
It’s time to crack down. Complaints of illegal egg and poultry price gouging in New York state are up more than 840% in 2025 ...
‘I refuse to be held hostage': Egg prices force Overland Park restaurant to raise its own chickens
The Wooden Spoon breakfast restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, will begin to raise its own chickens to avoid fluctuations in ...
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Raising chickens for eggs, costs and challenges
She has forty birds in her backyard coops and adds more almost every month. A rooster in a chicken coop on Mar. 6 in East Helena, Mont. No slowdown means O’Brien receives at least a dozen eggs daily, ...
Local backyard poultry farmers raise concerns amid nationwide bird flu outbreak
If there is high suspicion for bird flu, the Texas Animal Health Commission will send a foreign analysis diagnostician to ...