How to raise backyard chickens -- and what you should consider first
Research the breeds you might want. Adult bird size, egg laying frequency, temperament, and heat/cold tolerance are all important factors. Are they good mamas if you want them to raise baby chicks? What color eggs do they lay? Any hatchery website has lots of valuable information, plus it’s fun to dream and look through all of the pretty birds.
As the bird flu outbreak impacts egg shortages and prices, some people are turning to renting or buying backyard chickens.
Axios Tampa Bay on MSN1d
Tampeños flock to backyard chickens as egg prices spikeHatch your own. Why it matters: When egg prices skyrocket, more Americans consider getting — and even renting — backyard ...
As the popularity of keeping backyard and urban chicken flocks grows, health and agriculture experts warn that bird flu can ...
Mike TeSelle reports from a store in Rio Linda where customers are lined up to buy chicks amid high egg prices.
With egg prices still on the rise, more people are considering raising their own chickens to save money. But before jumping ...
If you’re a backyard chicken owner (and even if you’re not), you’ve likely heard about Avian Influenza (AI). Commonly ...
Anxieties are high as experts warn the avian flu outbreak could worsen in the spring, but egg prices are spurring more ...
As customers face empty shelves and rapidly rising egg prices at the supermarket due to the avian flu and a lower national ...
With the price of eggs skyrocketing, some shoppers are considering keeping their own backyard laying hens, but experts say there are drawbacks that may make that chicken coop more expensive than ...
WCIV Charleston on MSN3d
Hanahan backyard chicken ban not getting much pushback despite egg pricesHANAHAN, S.C. (WCIV) — Eggs prices are at an all-time high, thanks to inflation woes and a bird flu outbreak. As a result, ...
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