Eggs are expensive. Is owning chickens the answer?
Kristen Kemp, a yoga instructor and writer in New Jersey, has owned backyard chickens for more than a decade. “I just love them,” she tells Yahoo Life. Kemp’s had her current brood for around five years,
Backyard chickens to save money on eggs? It's not what it's cracked up to be.
With egg prices still on the rise, more people are considering raising their own chickens to save money. But before jumping in, experts say it’s important to understand the costs involved.
Why a backyard chicken isn't the answer to saving money on eggs
Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.
With egg prices soaring, what about chicken prices?
Chicken prices are not suffering the same price hikes because broilers, the variety bred for meat production, are a different kind of chicken. According to The Hill, egg-laying chickens have been harder hit by the avian flu.
2025 is shaping up to be a big year for backyard chickens
Hatch your own. Why it matters: When egg prices skyrocket, more people in the U.S. consider getting — and even renting — backyard chickens, but keeping a flock of your own has long been popular in Portland.
Don't buy a backyard chicken to get cheap eggs
Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.
Egg prices are at record highs. Can Trump crack the problem?
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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Should You Stop Eating Eggs, Chicken, and Milk Because of Bird Flu?
Bird flu continues to spread to farm animals, raising concerns about whether it's safe to drink milk or eat beef, eggs, and ...
As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that ...
Is chicken meat next for shortages and soaring prices with egg crisis? What to know.
Still, a lack of eggs and steep prices may lead consumers to move to other cheap forms of protein, which could lead to ...
Priced out of store-bought eggs? Rent a chicken.
Due to rising bird flu infections across the United States, an egg shortage has left many Americans scrambling. One solution: ...
White House economist gives plan to control avian flu, lower egg prices after Biden admin ‘killed chickens’
A White House economist says they are working toward a plan to control the avian flu, which will help lower egg prices that have skyrocketed after the Biden administration “killed all the chickens." ...
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Egg prices are surging, so why are chicken prices stable?
In other words: Chicken prices have remained stable because broiler producers have had an easier time keeping up with demand.