As the bird flu outbreak impacts egg shortages and prices, some people are turning to renting or buying backyard chickens.

Danielle Wainwright of Clover Valley Farm in New Jersey says the demand for eggs is so high right now her farm can't keep up.

I  have two growing boys currently consuming four dozen eggs per week, on average, plus a daughter who delights in baked goods. I headed to Roche Bros. supermarket in Acton midweek to replenish my ...

Across Alaska and the lower 48, eggs have become an expensive luxury, thanks to an outbreak of bird flu. On the ...

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As egg prices increase, backyard chicken flocks have become more appealing. Though the risk bird flu exposure is low, it’s ...

Jen Tompkins, the co-founder of the company, said that repeating waves of avian flu has led many to take the renting option.

But egg prices did not go down on "day one" as Trump promised. In fact, the latest monthly consumer price index showed that ...

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Is having backyard chickens the solution to the current egg crisis? Here’s what five hen owners want you to know.