CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to the USDA, Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae, or bird flu, has eradicated more than 13 million chickens nationwide in the past 30 days—and more than 3 million of those are ...

With egg prices recently reaching historic highs, many people are eager to start raising chickens for a more reliable and cheaper source of eggs. Over the past few months, I have received many ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commodities through a four-decade lens of experience. The high cost of eggs and the arrival of spring is generating ...

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With high egg prices in grocery stores nationwide, there has been a growing interest from people looking to raise their own chickens. “We’ve had a lot of inquiries if we’ve had ...

Jennifer Johnson wants to raise chickens – a dream she's had for nearly a decade. Still, it took until early February, after a dramatic spike in egg prices, for Johnson to convince her husband to say ...

(NewsNation) — Egg prices are skyrocketing to the point that some Americans are taking matters into their own hands and raising chickens in their backyard. Tommy Lane, a Staten Island, New York, ...

The answer may surprise you.

Just get a chicken for your backyard. That was how Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins responded recently when asked on Fox News about the rising price of eggs. Rollins suggested backyard chickens ...