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May 18, 2015

Rent a hen: fresh eggs without the fuss

  • Prices start around $150 month for two hens, a coop, feed and phone advice. Birds can be returned early if things don't work out — or adopted if things go well.
    • By KATHY MATHESON
    Associated Press

    Photo courtesy of Rent The Chicken
    One company rents coops that have wire bottoms and wheels so customers can move them to different spots in their yard.

    MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — The name of Jenn Tompkins' company sends customers into fits of laughter.


     
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