‘Rent the Chicken’ Service Helps Customers Produce Eggs in Their Backyard

A new service is giving you everything you need to produce your own eggs at home. Rent the Chicken provides customers with a chicken coop, two hens and all the food they need. But it may actually end up costing more than buying eggs at the grocery store. Six months with the hens will cost you $575. There are also health warnings to take into consideration. Dr. Kathy Benedict says chickens can carry salmonella germs even if they look healthy.