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 ...

TO SKYROCKET, AND THE DEMAND FOR EGG THAT’S NOT GOING DOWN AT ALL. WELL, THE BIRD FLU OUTBREAK HAS KILLED MILLIONS OF EGG LAYING HENS, REDUCING THE EGG SUPPLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. YEAH. AND AS FAMILIES ...

Kristan Marchewka’s chickens gather for food. As egg prices rise many are looking to raise their own chickens, but experienced chicken farmers say it is ultimately an impractical and more costly ...

MARIEMONT, Ohio — Egg prices have more than doubled over the last year. Community members have been looking to the Isaac Family Farm for affordable egg options on local farms. "We started raising ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown. This week, Bradley Wood, owner of Farmer Brad, joined Daybreak to share ...

The price of eggs is no concern if you have a bunch of feathery friends to help you out, which is why Girl Scout Cadettes ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — As grocery prices go up, more people in Georgia are looking into raising their own chickens. But it may be harder (and more expensive) than it looks. Many people have had it with ...

MCLEANSVILLE, N.C. — At Fine Feathered Friends Farm & Hatchery in the Triad, the phones haven’t stopped ringing. “We were going to start slow,” said Tina Sharp, the self-proclaimed “chief chicken ...

Raising chickens for eggs can be rewarding, but — as I wrote previously — it requires a commitment of time and money. If you do it properly, you will never have a shortage of fresh eggs, year-round.

A Manchester Township family is petitioning to keep backyard chickens, citing educational and self-sufficiency benefits. Current zoning regulations prohibit the coop's location due to proximity to ...