Livermore argued for another benefit to backyard eggs — nutrition. No hormones are used in the production of his eggs and because they’re so fresh, they have a higher nutritional content, he said.

Some Americans are turning to backyard chickens amid rising egg prices.

Even at record-high prices, eggs are cheaper today because farmers have changed both the hens and the conditions they’re raised in. Hens have been bred to lay 300 eggs a year instead of 150.

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Interest in chicken coops is surging, data suggests, as Americans seek backyard farming solutions amid rising egg prices and a desire for sustainable living. Experts share key information to know.

While that averages out to about $20 a week for eggs, Tompkins said the chickens provide food assurance amid scarcity. "We are not coming against the high price of eggs," she explained to USA Today.

Enz said raising backyard chickens, which lay eggs, has saved her money in the long run – but getting started was a money loser. The average chick sells for $3 to $5.

Livermore argued for another benefit to backyard eggs — nutrition. No hormones are used in the production of his eggs and because they’re so fresh, they have a higher nutritional content, he said.

In order for a backyard chicken coop with eight hens to save consumers money, eggs would need to cost $10 per dozen over the next three years, said Dana Zook, an OSU Extension area livestock ...