Rachel Flynn, Justin Howlett and their children, Nell (7) and Bódhan (3), welcomed five unlikely new additions to their family early last year: a flock of chickens. The city chicks – Duchess, Roxy, Rosie, Gaia and Sahar – quickly became part of the furniture, making themselves at home in the family’s back garden in Dublin 8. Raising chickens in an urban area can be “wholesome and very rewarding” but it doesn’t come without its challenges – predator control being one of the most pressing. Sadly, Sahar lost her life to...

HAWLEY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A local woman is advocating the community to own backyard chickens to combat the soaring prices of eggs, along with several other benefits. The Hanson family has been raising their own chickens in Hawley, Minnesota, for years. Heather Hanson, said, “The eggs just look a little bit nicer, they certainly taste a lot better, and just in general, you know they’re good, healthy nutrition.” Healthy, but expensive. In the midst of a bird flu outbreak, farmers are being forced to slaughter millions of chickens...

Backyard Chickens May Seem Like A Solution To The Rising Egg Prices But Experts Say Otherwise MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — I’m sure you’ve noticed egg prices continuing to rise. Some people have considered combatting the issue by having their own chickens. In May of 2017, the city of Fargo allowed its residents to keep four chickens in their backyards. Then the city of Moorhead followed suit in April of 2023 with the allowance of six chickens. The national average for egg prices sits at $4.15, and in Fargo, prices have...

The manager of a Houston feed and gardening store says hen sales have increased recently. The city allows residents to keep fowl and other livestock, although there are restrictions. Live chickens have been flying off the shelves at Wabash Feed & Garden in north Houston. "I got 100 hens last Wednesday and we were completely out by Sunday morning," store manager John Berry said Thursday. "I got 150 more on Tuesday night and we sold probably 70-80 of them already. There are more chickens in Houston probably than anyone knows."...

A Staten Island firefighter built his very own chicken coop in his backyard to ensure a steady stream of eggs — as the skyrocketing price of the kitchen staple scrambles the rest of the city. “It doesn’t affect us at all, because we have them here every day,” Tommy Lane, 36, told The Post Thursday. “And I don’t have to worry about where my eggs are coming from, what are they putting in them. I just come out here. I know that these chickens are healthy. I know exactly where...