The nationwide egg shortage and subsequent surge in prices is pushing many Americans to try their hand at raising a chicken flock of their own.Tractor Supply Co., a rural retailer best known for ...

Katie Hitt and her family are renting these chickens for the next year from Four Feathered Hens in St. Louis. Her three young kids have named the birds Hei Hei, Feathers, Sweethearts and Lego Man.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bird flu has a 90% to 100% mortality rate in chickens, causing a ...

However, one expert on raising chickens said the trade of the chicken over the egg doesn’t combat costs the way many homeowners may think. Tatijana Fisher, State Extension Poultry Specialist at ...