Australians turn to back yard chickens to beat the rising price of eggs

It’s fair to say Christine Dinas has a passion for back yard chickens. Dinas has been keeping and selling the birds for more than 15 years and reckons there’s a “chicken for everybody”. “They all have different personalities,” says Dinas, who helps run several online poultry-keeping groups and operates Melbourne-based Aussie Chook Supplies. “It’s fascinating and incredibly relaxing to watch them scratch around, just watching them do their thing.” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email As the price of eggs rockets and they become harder to find at supermarkets, a lot of other people are developing a passion

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