Legalities aside, there are lots of good reasons to keep chickens beyond the current cost of eggs. They can be engaging pets ...
The high egg prices, which have more than doubled since before the outbreak began, cost consumers at least $1.4 billion last ...
The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.
The USDA is exploring an increase in egg imports as part of a $1 billion plan to combat bird flu and high egg prices.
Egg production usually drops for hens in the wintertime even with heat lights to supplement daylight and encourage laying, ...
One reason eggs are pricey and sometimes hard to find is an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu.