Shirley said one of his Buff Orpington hens lays around 250 eggs per year. “The nice thing about having backyard chickens is I know exactly how these birds were cared for, I controlled the food ...

Finley started in 2020 with four chickens in a custom-made coop in her backyard. Five years later, Finley today raises 17 chickens in her yard, producing about 5,100 fresh eggs a year.

Avian flu killed or led to the deaths of 470 domestic birds at a live bird market in Onondaga County in March, according to ...