• Want free eggs? Don’t buy chicks – rescue hens

    Want free eggs? Don’t buy chicks – rescue hens
    Soaring egg prices have fueled huge demand for backyard flocks, even as millions of ‘spent’ hens are killed yearlyFirst eggs became expensive and hard to find; now it’s the chicken’s turn. When the average price of a dozen eggs reached $4.28 in January 2023, more than double the previous year’s price, and shortages due to avian flu were common, people rushed out in search of chickens. The sudden demand for backyard flocks has left many farm stores and hatcheries sol

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