By Erika Craven Click here for updates on this story HAMPTON, Virginia (WTKR) — Eggs at the grocery store are going up in price, in part due to bird flu outbreaks across the country. That price hike has some people considering backyard chickens,

Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak.Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic. But if eggs are the goal,

Bird flu is continuing to spread across the United States, infecting wild birds and backyard poultry. It's causing egg prices to soar and availability to plummet.