For those who grew up with the practice and are used to a hearty Mexican breakfast, it can make sense to raise backyard hens ...

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“We provide a portable chicken coop with two to four laying hens,” Tompkins said. "Two hens lay about a dozen eggs a week. Four hens provide about two dozen eggs per week. We provide food with ...

"It's just the most hideous thing," he said. "We have 10 poultry houses full of lively hens and two of them have just got this disease and it's gone through them so quickly, it's devastating.

The concept behind Rent The Chicken is simple. The Templetons provide customers with two or four hens, all the feed they need, instructional materials, tutorials, and even phone support.

McDermott averages about 16 eggs daily from her roughly two dozen chickens, which is more than the average family would be allowed to have in their backyard in communities that allow chickens in ...