Young chickens will begin laying eggs at around 18 to 22 weeks old, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. And once a routine ...

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

Egg-laying chickens, or hens, are far more susceptible to bird flu. According to the USDA, of the 160 million birds that have been killed during the outbreak, 77% of them are egg-laying hens.

And how many eggs do chickens lay a day? Hens who are bred to be egg-laying hens lay an egg nearly every day, averaging out to about six eggs per week. This equates to up to 300 eggs per year.

How far would you go to have cheaper eggs in your kitchen? Some Midlands residents are taking matters into their own hands by raising chickens at home.

Chickens don't lay eggs right away, and it could be months before you see a return. Health and biosecurity measures are needed to protect backyard flocks from diseases including bird flu.

This rare moment captured a chicken casually laying an egg while strolling through a garden. Jade Horsley, 34, was following her chicken Hennifer Lopez after suspecting the bird had been hiding ...

NYers are beating rising egg prices with their very own chicken coops: ‘I don’t worry about where my eggs are coming from’ ...

"I couldn't believe my chicken had laid an egg that size or could even lay an egg that size!" Neali Tate told Newsweek.

Meanwhile, the price of chicken meat has hardly budged, up less than 1 percent from a year ago. Here’s why egg-laying chickens have been more affected and where prices could go from here.

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over …” (Luke 6:38) ...