Every crisis, the saying goes, comes with an opportunity. Egg prices are high, as are prices of feedstuffs in general. So what’s the answer?
Rent a chicken. Or, better yet, rent two chickens.
As customers face empty shelves and rapidly rising egg prices at the supermarket due to the avian flu and a lower national supply, breakfast lovers have another option – their own backyard.
Founded 12 years ago, Rent the Chicken provides customers with two egg-laying hens, a portable chicken coop, up to 200 pounds of feed, food and water dish and a book on taking care of chickens.
“Within two days of the arrival, your chickens will lay eggs ready to use!” the company promises, adding that the homegrown eggs have one-third the cholesterol, one-fourth of the saturated fat and two times more omega three fatty acids that store-bought eggs.
The company adds, “Your Rent The…
