A Pennsylvania couple has come up with a solution to soaring U.S. egg prices : Rental chickens . RentTheChicken.com has seen interest spurred by a surge in US egg prices , which rose a record 85 percent last month after an outbreak of bird flu led to the culling of millions of laying hens nationally , according to U.S. Labor Department statistics . RentTheChicken.com is the brainchild of Jenn and Phil Tompkins, of Freeport, Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh. For about $ 400 , depending on location , the service provides two laying hens for the four to five warm months of the year , plus a chicken coop and a guidebook .
A Pennsylvania couple has come up with a solution to soaring U.S. egg prices : Rental chickens . RentTheChicken.com has seen interest spurred by a surge in US egg prices , which rose a record 85 percent last month after an outbreak of bird flu led to the culling of millions of laying hens nationally , according to U.S. Labor Department statistics . For about $ 400 , depending on location , the service provides two laying hens for the four to five warm months of the year , plus a chicken coop and a guidebook .