US shoppers are buying a record number of baby chickens from rural retailer Tractor Supply Co. as egg prices remain elevated.

MINNEAPOLIS — Chicks have been flying off the shelves — figuratively, of course. After a recent nationwide spike in egg prices, local agriculture stores have seen a surge in demand for chickens as ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) — As they do each year when Easter approaches, shelter officials and animal rescue groups are urging people not to buy rabbits or baby chicks as holiday gifts for children. Buying or ...

Caleb Smith grabs chicks for a shopper at the Anoka Ramsey Farm & Garden in Anoka, Minnesota, on Mar. 21, 2025. Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS MINNEAPOLIS — Chicks have been flying ...

"The practice of shipping chicks through the mail began in 1918 with the promise that chicks would only be shipped if they could reach their destination within 72 hours," writes Tove Danovich. "That ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Many Southern Arizonans are rushing to their local feed stores to buy baby chicks. One feed store owner says people are buying the tiny birds in hopes of saving a few bucks since eggs ...