Rising egg prices drive more people to consider raising backyard chickens

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.

Area chick sales spike as egg prices soar

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

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…

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

Citizen petition filed in light of high retail egg prices.

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.

KCCI Investigates: Colfax resident petitions city to allow backyard chickens

As egg prices continue to rise at the grocery stores, one Iowa resident wants her city to allow backyard chicken flocks.