COVID cluckers: Pandemic feeds demand for backyard chickens

Ben Duddleston discusses buying chickens and supplies from Leslie Citroen, owner of Mill Valley Chickens in Mill Valley, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020. The pandemic is coming home to roost in America's backyards. Citroen says demand for heritage hens has increased sharply since the pandemic began. INSET: A heritage hen sits on a wire enclosure. (Terry Chea/AP)

Ben Duddleston discusses buying chickens and supplies from Leslie Citroen, owner of Mill Valley Chickens in Mill Valley, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020. The pandemic is coming home to roost in America's backyards. Citroen says demand for heritage hens has increased sharply since the pandemic began. INSET: A heritage hen sits on a wire enclosure. (Terry Chea/AP)

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