Hatch your own. Why it matters: When egg prices skyrocket, more people in the U.S. consider getting — and even renting — backyard chickens. By the numbers: 11 million U.S. households have backyard chickens,

Rent The Chicken partners with affiliate farmers across the U.S. and Canada to bring chickens to people's yards. Here's how if you live in Texas.

In other words: Chicken prices have remained stable because broiler producers have had an easier time keeping up with demand. Egg-laying chickens have fared much worse, accounting for more than 75 percent of all the birds affected by the outbreak between Feb. 8, 2022, and Jan. 29.

Due to rising bird flu infections across the United States, an egg shortage has left many Americans scrambling. One solution: renting chickens.

Egg prices have been sky-high for so long, people are going to great lengths to avoid shelling out almost $5 a dozen and sometimes more than that. Now, some folks are skipping the grocery store entirely and renting their own hens instead.