Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commodities through a four-decade lens of experience. The high cost of eggs and the arrival of spring is generating ...

Raising chickens for eggs can be rewarding, but — as I wrote previously — it requires a commitment of time and money. If you do it properly, you will never have a shortage of fresh eggs, year-round.

Spring is a typical time to start a flock of chickens. With bird flu on the rise, egg prices also have been high. But raising chicks into your own flock isn't as easy or inexpensive as you might think ...