One way to deal with an egg shortage: Hatch your own. Why it matters: When egg prices skyrocket, more people in the U.S.

DILWORTH, Minn. — Ariel Olson is a self-proclaimed animal lover. The Dilworth 10-year-old has a cat and has had goldfish in the past. She’s saving up for a leopard gecko, which she hopes to get this ...

It’s been nearly a decade since Manny Howard published “My Empire of Dirt,” a memoir about transforming his Flatbush backyard into an urban farm and subsisting for a month off only the plants and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) — Inside a chicken run in Virginia Beach, you’ll find Marie McCoy checking nesting boxes to find quite a few treasures. “Did you ever expect this eight years ago when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unpredictability of grocery costs can push people to look for alternative options. With research and planning, raising backyard ...

Having lived most of her life in Port St. Lucie, Katie Whalen qualifies as a bona fide city slicker. However, after seeing how COVID disrupted the normal flow of goods and services, the 30-year-old ...

AVON LAKE – The most wanted Christmas gift this year for Avon Lake residents may just very well be baby chicks. Because, in about 30 days, the ability to keep, raise and care for chickens in an Avon ...

Jillian Turner got her first chickens as an antidote to puppy fever. She wanted another dog, but her then-boyfriend — now husband, Sy Reaves — said, “Absolutely not. No puppies.” Turner, 37, has ...

Some Treasure Coast communities allow backyard chickens, while others don't. With egg prices rising, more residents might be tempted to try raising their own chickens. A Port St. Lucie woman has found ...