Free-range happy chickens and roosters (Photo: Adobe Stock │ 355458909 - Sonja Birkelbach)

Springtime & backyard chickens: a fresh start for your flock

The avian flu continues to be cited for an increase in egg prices. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
With avian influenza cases rising again, with egg prices also rise? (U of A System Division of Agriculture file photo)
Basket full of fresh eggs with red laying hen in nest inside a wooden chicken coop on the background. (Adobe Stock │ #529849775 - alter_photo)

Backyard Laying Hen Workshop set for May 10

  • By Patrick Davis │ University of Missouri Extension
With avian influenza cases rising again, with egg prices also rise? (U of A System Division of Agriculture file photo)
Ten colorful chicken eggs in carton box. (iStock │ #1089787168 - diamant24)
A dozen large eggs reached an all-time high average price of $6.14 on Jan. 18. Experts aren’t sure when prices will stabilize and start falling due to ongoing HPAI outbreaks impacting egg production. (Photo: Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)