Many local animal and feed stores have been getting calls from people curious about owning chickens so they can have "free" eggs. "Originally, we got them because of COVID. It was something to do while working from home," said Emily Wady, who had three chickens and a duck for about two and a half years. There's a peaked interest in backyard chickens because of the nationwide egg shortage resulting in high prices and some empty store shelves. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/outreach/earth8/chicken-coops-on-the-rise-amid-surging-egg-prices/509-d0520741-242f-42e1-aaf2-8c8f8ffe0caa