NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak.

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Breakfast and baking keeps getting more expensive thanks to a key ingredient. The Agriculture Department predicts egg prices could rise another 20% this year. That might have ...

If the increasing egg prices have you considering the idea of your own backyard egg production, you’re not alone. Raising chickens, like many other homestead-oriented hobbies, has only increased in ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – With the rising costs of eggs and other poultry products, as well as a growing concern about a nation-wide outbreak of bird flu, the idea of raising chickens at home can be ...

JAMESTOWN, S.C. (WCBD) – For local farmers raising poultry, making a quality product costs more than someone may think. Rebecca Bills and her family raise dozens of chickens at R&R Acres in Jamestown.

With egg prices recently reaching historic highs, many people are eager to start raising chickens for a more reliable and cheaper source of eggs. Over the past few months, I have received many ...

A chicken sits in the grass in a backyard in Texas while others walk along a brick wall. Live chickens have been flying off the shelves at Wabash Feed & Garden in north Houston. "I got 100 hens last ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Egg prices likely aren’t going down anytime soon, leading some consumers to look for alternatives. For some, that includes buying their own chickens. But are you really getting a ...

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 — and legality — of backyard chickens is spreading, the economics doesn’t ...

This story was originally produced by the Valley News. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. On Thursday, the first of a seasonal series of monthly chick ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Earlier this week, we learned that a Saunders County backyard flock tested positive for the bird flu. It’s the third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in the ...