A north Alabama farm is struggling to keep up with its rising egg demand as the industry fights the ongoing Avian Flu surge.

UNION SPRINGS, ALA. — The Wayne-Sanderson Farms poultry production facility in Union, Springs, Ala., reported a temporary shutdown and evacuation following an equipment fire on Feb. 25. A company ...

Of course, Alabamians know some of this, as the state is the No. 2 state in the U.S. in broiler production, processing 21 million birds per week, according to the Alabama Poultry Producers.

I ordered a small coop, arranged for a contactless pick-up from a small Alabama chicken farm, and we were off to the races. But let me tell you, keeping chickens is not for the faint of heart.