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Rising egg prices drive more people to consider raising backyard chickens

Communities are considering backyard chickens due to rising egg prices.
Backyard chickens require coops, predator protection, feed, water, bedding, permits, and constant care.
Isaac Family Farm in Cincinnati started raising chickens during COVID to provide affordable eggs.
One chicken can lay up to 300 eggs per year, lasting about five years, according to Irwin.
A referendum on backyard chickens failed by 51 votes, but the board may reconsider the ban.

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Worcester’s backyard chickens movement gained an important ally this week

"Pro chicken" residents have been trying to get backyard chickens allowed in Worcester for months. They just got a big boost.

2 days ago·Springfield, United States

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Area chick sales spike as egg prices soar

If you’re looking for chicks, you might be hard-pressed to find them.

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Chickens are hot at 5 Acre Farm near Iuka - Tri-County Tribune

By Jennifer StultzTri-County Tribune Editorjstultz@cherryroad.com It’s a crazy time in the chicken business, according to poultry farmer Luke Laha, who with his wife, Caitlyn, operates the 5 Acre Farm near Iuka, Kansas. The poultry business is hot right now, but not because the price of eggs is high in the grocery store. “We’ve sold eggs for about eight years now, we are not gaining in that way,” Laha said. “What’s crazy is all the people who wa…

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Chickens in Worcester? Planning Board urges city to allow egg-laying hens

Citizen petition filed in light of high retail egg prices.

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Considering adopting chickens in the egg shortage? Read this first

With egg shortages expected to last several years, demand for backyard chickens is soaring. Here's what you need to know before adopting some for yourself.

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