As bird flu forces farmers to slaughter millions of chickens, reducing the supply of eggs, the national average price for a dozen reached $4.15 in December, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

With an estimated $3,000 in upfront costs, “realistically, I don’t think keeping chickens will save me money on egg prices,” Johnson, 38 of California, told USA TODAY. The eggs “might as ...

Nearly 145 hens in the middle of a walnut orchard is not something you see every day, but the brood of hardworking ladies has ...

Raising your own chickens for their eggs may sound like a money saving idea, but in the long run store-bought eggs are less expensive. Raising chickens is a bigger investment than you think Skip ...

At the end of 2022, the U.S. had 308 million commercial egg-laying hens. According to World Animal Protection, more than 95 percent of these hens live in factory farming conditions.

Taylor’s four hens could lay an average of 300 eggs each in a year. Over the span of her first year, Taylor spent about $1,296 for 1200 eggs. If you bought the same amount of eggs in a year ...

That’s $130 a month, which yields 90 to 120 eggs (chickens don’t always lay an egg every day, and are only active layers for a few years).

A standard rental with two chickens costs $495 for six months, while four chickens will cost $959. So, while you may not actually save money on eggs, you can enjoy the experience.

Soaring egg prices are piquing interest in backyard chickens Costs vary wildly, from about $200 to $2,000 for a coop alone. Feeders and waterers range from about $8 to $50 or more, depending on ...

Irwin has about 180 eggs in his home from his chickens. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Jim Irwin’s chickens hangs out in the backyard of his home in Albany Park, March 17, 2025.

At Penn State, researchers discovered that metformin, a drug usually prescribed for type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in humans, can actually help chickens lay more eggs ...