Rent-a-chicken: Egg prices spur backyard boom in US
Backyard chicken coops like this one are popping up across the U.S
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Chickens exit the barn where they were laying eggs on the farm where they are raised as part of the "Rent The Chicken" service in Agua Dulce, California.
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Victoria Lee (R) introduces Yong-mi Kim (L) to her egg-laying chickens and portable chicken coop after being delivered to her house as part of the Rent The Chicken service in La Crescenta, California.
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Victoria Lee unloads chickens and a portable chicken coop from her truck as they are delivered to a clients house.
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Yong-mi Kim looks inside a portable chicken coop and her egg-laying chickens after they were delivered to her house.
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Chickens sit inside a portable coop on a trailer before departing from a farm to a client's home as part of the "Rent The Chicken" service in Agua Dulce, California.
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Two laying hens settle into their cozy mobile coop, ready to deliver farm-fresh eggs straight from the backyard.
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An egg-laying hen gets acclimated to their new yard after the chickens and a portable chicken coop were delivered to a house as part of the "Rent The Chicken" service in La Crescenta, California.
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Close-up of a freshly laid egg inside the coop, often picked up just minutes after being laid.
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