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Backyard Barnyard: Rising Egg Prices Prompt Hen Hires In US

Yong-mi Kim looks inside a portable chicken coop and her egg-laying chickens as part of the "Rent The Chicken" service in La Crescenta, California (Credit: AFP)

Stung by the rocketing price of eggs -- and US supermarkets rationing a basic breakfast staple -- Yong-mi Kim decided to get some chickens to secure her own supply in southern California.

While many people idly muse about backyard farming, for those not ready to take the plunge permanently, there's a solution: renting a henhouse, complete with egg-laying birds.

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