With eggs being difficult to find at grocery stores or if you are lucky enough to find them, they are costing you much more. Many have turned to their friends and neighbors with backyard chickens.

Are backyard chickens the answer to sky-high egg prices? Consider the planning and investment, chicken owners say, before taking the plunge.

Allison Silvestre owns Ally’s Bake Shop in downtown Herrin. She said eggs are the most essential supply to her business.

Farmers facing a bird flu outbreak are seeing some consumers stock fridges with eggs by renting hens. Yes, renting chickens ...

As a bird flu outbreak has caused the loss of 14 million egg-laying hens nationwide, local egg farmers are navigating through a difficult time.

H5N1 continues to devastate egg-laying chickens in the U.S. But experts say eggs are safe to eat, especially if you cook them properly.

Former FDA food safety expert Dr Darin Detwiler said while there is a near-zero risk of H5N1 avian flu infecting someone ...

Researchers have stressed that bird flu still poses a minimal risk to the general public, though that may change as the virus ...

Egg farms are still recovering from the 2022 outbreak but now there’s also the cage-free law, mutations and competition as ...

Joseph Yoder raises chickens for eggs he sells at Shepherd's Market in Big Prairie. He warns raising laying chickens isn't ...