A 160-acre chicken farm known for hosting community movie nights and Easter egg hunts in Wolfforth will shut down operations by the end of 2024. Alcove Farms, 7919 4th St., began in 2014 after ...
Thanks to the pandemic, there's been an uptick in the popularity of backyard chickens, even in urban areas. But the pandemic in question wasn't COVID-19, though that certainly impacted plenty of ...
A Moore Park Beach cropping farm is seeking council’s approval to become an egg farm and to use hundreds of pasture-raised, ...
A few months ago, I had a conversation with a fellow backyard chicken raiser about the price of farm fresh eggs. They demanded that everyone in our area sold for $4 a dozen, because that’s what they ...
CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - Some U.S. farmers who once raised chickens for Tyson Foods to slaughter are shifting to sell eggs instead after the meatpacker closed six plants, a move that left local ...
Record-high egg prices have more consumers considering backyard chickens, but farm rescues say they are expensive and hard to care for.
SADIEVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — As the cost of eggs continues to rise, some people are considering raising their own chickens to cut down on expenses. The bird flu has forced farmers to slaughter millions ...