When the phone rings at Burns Feed Store in Gresham, nine out of 10 times, it’s someone asking about chicks, Shelley Burns-Giusto said. “This year specifically has been crazy,” she said. “Because, ...

Erica Marks was looking to add some baby chicks to the flock of backyard chickens at her Pembroke home this spring, but she had to make a 40-minute drive to Derry Feed & Supply Co. to get them. She ...

ABILENE, Texas — Because of the high cost of eggs at grocery stores, many people are flocking to a different store in an attempt to save costs by buying chickens and cutting out the middle man.

About nine out of every 10 households regularly buys eggs. On average, we each eat nearly 252 eggs per year. And there are plenty to go around. American chickens produce more than 77 billion eggs a ...

DEAR JOAN: With the price of eggs going up every day, I was thinking about getting some chickens. I haven’t seen any chicks in the stores but my friend says it’s possible to hatch my own from grocery ...